Claim: "In the history of the United States, 168 presidential nominees have been filibustered, 82 blocked under President Obama, 86 blocked under all the other presidents."
Fact-check: Harry Reid says 82 presidential nominees have been blocked under President Barack Obama, 86 blocked under all other presidents
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Louis Jacobson
Date published: 2013-11-22T00:00:00