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At left, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks to reporters after a floor speech criticizing the filibuster on Tuesday. Opposite him is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., leaving the Senate chamber after criticizing Democrats for wanting to change the filibuster rule, (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Push to End Senate Filibuster Puts Pressure on Dem Moderates

“The Senate would be like a 100-car pileup. Nothing moving,” McConnell said Tuesday, summing up his plans as minority leader in a post-filibuster Senate.