Stopping a filibuster through the passage of a cloture motion is not as easy or as quick it sounds. First, at least 16 Senators must get together to present the cloture motion for consideration. Then, the Senate typically does not vote on cloture motions until the second day of the session after the motion was made.
By Sierra Marquina. Bill Clinton assumed his potential role as first gentleman â as many in the Twittersphere noted â during his Democratic National Convention speech on Tuesday, July 26. The former president recalled proposing to wife and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton three times before she said yes.
Hillary Rodham Clinton Biography. Born: October 26, 1947 Chicago, Illinois. American first lady, U.S. senator, and lawyer. Described as the first major U.S. female political figure since Eleanor Roosevelt (1884â1962), Hillary Rodham Clinton has become a strong force in American politics.As first lady, married to Bill Clinton (1946â), the forty-second president of the United States, she became active in domestic policy.escribed as the first major U.S. female political figure since Eleanor Roosevelt (1884â1962), Hillary Rodham Clinton has become a strong force in American politics. As first lady, married to Bill Clinton (1946â), the forty-second president of the United States, she became active in domestic policy.