Why did House Republicans in 2010 resort to filibustering?

A) to prevent the president from sending more troops to Afghanistan
B) to block the Democrats' tax hike on the middle class
C) to prevent Democrats from signing a trade agreement with North Korea
D) to block everything from legislation to appointments

Filibustering

A political strategy in which legislators prolong debate in a legislative assembly to delay or prevent a vote on a proposal.

House Republicans

Members of the Republican Party who serve in the United States House of Representatives, participating in national legislative processes.

Legislation

The process of making or enacting laws.