In June 2016, Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy spoke on the Senate floor for about 15 hours in an attempt to advance gun control legislation.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources (CNN, NBC News, Washington Post, Wikipedia) and consistent with contemporaneous reporting and Murphy's own statements. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.7 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Филибастер: торжество демократии или пустая болтовня? - BBC News Русская служба (seed:politics_and_current_events)
- https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/15/politics/gun-filibuster-senate-democrat (corroboration)
- https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/orlando-nightclub-massacre/filibuster-ends-after-gop-agrees-allow-gun-control-votes-senator-n593396 (corroboration)