Rand Paul spoke for nearly 13 hours straight on the Senate floor yesterday during his filibuster of John Brennan, Obama's pick to head the CIA. Although we considered airing it in its entirety, we'll leave you with the Daily Show's recap instead.
Gone Filibusterin'
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