We have lifted ourselves above politics. And we have signed this document in the interest of United States Senate, in the interest of freedom of speech, freedom of debate and freedom to dissent in the United States Senate.
Byrd reflects on the bipartisan effort to prioritize the Senate's integrity and freedoms.
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Senator Robert Byrd, the expert extraordinary on the Senate, spent weeks on end trying to figure out a way that you could assure the passage of bills that pertained to the budget and not destroy the filibuster rule.
I don't believe it was because of lack of funding. I don't believe that MSHA lacked enforcement authorities. I don't believe that.
Never, ever, ever get rid of the filibuster. It is the guardian of minority rights and an essential engine for consensus.
makes the majority leader and the majority party the subject of the minority, subject to the control and the will of the minority.