Lawmaker protest halts Senate’s work
Posted: October 15, 2009 at 5:37 a.m.
The Senate ground to a halt Wednesday after Sen. Tom Coburn launched a 30-hour protest that held up passage of a $33.5 billion measure funding energy and water projects.
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