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by btilly 4053 days ago
If he and his friends can keep talking, they can keep going until cloture is invoked. That takes a couple of days and 60 senators. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloture#Procedure for the exact procedure.
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Since it isn't actually a filibuster, he has to yield the floor by 1PM Eastern tomorrow according to Senate procedure.