The use of the filibuster and cloture in the Senate has occurred because
A) the leadership in the Senate does not have the same authority to set the agenda as in the House of Representatives.
B) the movement of bills from committee to committee requires these steps.
C) the rules governing debate in the Senate are not as limited as in the House of Representatives.
D) the majority party in the Senate is reacting to the use of the "nuclear option" by the minority party.
E) the greater size of the Senate requires procedures to limit debate on the floor,
C
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