The GOP’s bid to block debate on Democrats’ financial regulatory reform bill ended with a whimper. After a three day standoff–during which they voted repeatedly, and to a number, to sustain their filibuster–the Republicans acknowledged that they’d be unable to extract further concessions behind closed doors, and agreed, unanimously, to allow the bill to come to the floor.
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