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OKFB causes first Oklahoma Senate filibuster

May 16, 2017

In 1954, Oklahoma Farm Bureau caused the first Oklahoma Senate filibuster when opponents of an agricultural sales tax exemption bill were forced to talk 10 hours straight to stop the measure.

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