SANDERS ENDS FILIBUSTER AFTER EIGHT AND A HALF HOURS!
*Senator Sanders' answers the question of whether this is a filibuster:
You can call what I am doing today whatever you want, you it call it a filibuster, you can call it a very long speech. I'm not here to set any great records or to make a spectacle. I am simply here today to take as long as I can to explain to the American people the fact that we have got to do a lot better than this agreement provides.
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UPDATE -- Senator Sanders just updated his facebook status with his closing remark:
If the American people are prepared to stand – and we’re prepared to follow them – I think we can defeat this proposal. I think we can come up with a better proposal which better reflects the needs of the middle class and working families of our country and, to me, most importantly, the children of our country. And with that, Madam President, I would yield the floor.
UPDATE #2 -- For those of you who missed Bernie's performance today (and have nine hours or so to spare), here are the links to the speech:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3