Robert Byrd: “Let us clearly understand one thing. The Constitution's Framers never intended for the Senate to function like the House…”

It is to force there to be a group of senators on either side who have to respect one another's views so that they work together and produce 60 votes on important issues.

The Senate has been the last fortress of minority rights and freedom of speech in this Republic for more than two centuries. I pray the Senators will pause and reflect before ignoring that history and tradition in favor of the political…

Massey mines were cited for 31,000 violations. This means that, on the average during that 10 year period, a miner was seriously injured every other day.

Mr. Blankenship, why, why, why so many fatalities at Massey mines?