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Cloture: The formal procedure used to end a filibuster, which can take up to three days and requires 60 votes. Cloture can also be used, even if there is no filibuster underway, to ban non-germane amendments. If cloture wins, 30 additional hours of debate are allowed prior to voting, but they are rarely used. If cloture fails, debate would continue without limits, although in most instances the bill is usually set aside.

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REMINDER: Midterm Election Live Webcast TODAY

Today, at 2pm EST, please participate in NAR’s first ever midterm election live webcast. As you know, NAR President Steve Brown and the NAR Government Affairs staff will be providing valuable insight into the 2014 midterm elections with a focus on NAR supported candidates. It will be an enjoyable and informative session and we look forward to your participation. If you have registered, please click HERE to watch the webcast and login with your e-mail address. If you have not yet registered for the webcast, you can do so here.

GOTV: Early Voting is Now Open

Early voting is now open in many states. As FPCs, please help us get out the vote (GOTV)! Realtors need to lead the way to the polls on November 4^th. If you will be traveling early to New Orleans for the annual conference, be sure to get your absentee ballots and encourage others to do so as well. To see if early voting is open in your state or to check your voter registration status, click here.

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Number of REALTORS^® who are not registered to vote, according to NAR’s Campaign Services Program. This represents 13 percent of all REALTORS^®. Check out how your state stacks up HERE.

FPC Spotlight

FPCs continue to do incredible work across the country and many of you are getting recognized as the top of your class. Last week, Betty Schutte, FPC for Senator Mitch McConnell, was elected Realtor of the Year for Kentucky during their state convention. Keep up the great work! Meanwhile, Gail Ackerson-Hartnett co-hosted a successful fundraiser for her Member of Congress Mike Simpson and her Governor Butch Otter.Well done Gail!

NAR Sends Letter to FHA on Property Flipping Waiver

On Friday, October 3, NAR President Steve Brown sent a letter to FHA Commissioner, Carole Galante urging FHA to extend the property flipping waiver that allows FHA financing on single family properties that are being resold within 90 days of the previous acquisition. NAR has seen the positive effects of the waiver where property rehabilitation and resale of these homes has increased the availability of safe and affordable homes in many communities. To read the full letter to FHA on the flipping waiver, please click here.

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This Week: Know Your Issues Part 2 - NAR Testimony

Over the past year, NAR has testified before Congress on a number of issues including tax reform, net neutrality, rural housing programs and most recently, the National Flood Insurance Program. It is always important to stay apprised of what NAR is doing on Capitol Hill.

Below you will find a list of NAR Congressional testimony over the past year as well as links to our statements on record. To reference this list in the future or learn more about these issues, click here.