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

Bob, I will never know the rules as well as you do. I will make a deal with you. I will not surprise you if you will not surprise me.

The use of force authority granted to the President extends only to the perpetrators of the September 11 attack.

The reconciliation process was designed to facilitate legislation to reduce deficits. Instead, the process has been used to enact multi-trillion-dollar tax cuts that led to record deficits over the last 8 years.

The Senate is the proverbial saucer intended to cool the cup of coffee from the House.