Capitol Quip: 60 Votes or Bust! - Roll Call

Capitol Quip: 60 Votes or Bust!

By Jason Dick

Posted April 21, 2013 at 7:05pm

Illustrator R.J. Matson’s latest cartoon needs a caption. With the Senate providing the public a civics lesson on filibuster rules recently, there should be ample fodder for captions.

Leave us your caption in the comments section below. Editors will pick five finalists on Wednesday, and then everyone can vote for the winner until Thursday afternoon. The winner gets a signed print from Matson.

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