Houston senator ends historic 15-hour Voting Rights' filibuster

Name: Houston senator ends historic 15-hour Voting Rights' filibuster
Uploaded: 2021-08-12T23:46:00Z
Duration: 3 min 12 s
Description: Senator Carol Alvarado read a message from one of her constituents as she held a marathon filibuster. The Houston Democrat was on the Senate floor for 15 hours trying to block a Voting Rights' bill, but the measure passed.

Senator Carol Alvarado read a message from one of her constituents as she held a marathon filibuster. The Houston Democrat was on the Senate floor for 15 hours trying to block a Voting Rights' bill, but the measure passed.

Posted August 12, 2021 6:46pm CDT