A.4(b). Deliberative Nature of the Senate

The Senate is a more deliberative body than the House of Representatives. Each Senator is entitled to speak a single time on any bill, the duration of their address limited only by their physical ability to remain at the podium (or reasonable accommodation thereof in cases of disability) without taking breaks for biological necessity or rest. Procedural rules, with the sole exception of the one-minute adjournment between 12:00 a.m. and 12:01 a.m. to limit the extent of the legislative day, cannot be used to interrupt this address and permit, intentionally or otherwise, a means to circumvent the intent of this limitation. There is no filibuster.