Robert Byrd: “Inconceivably, inconceivably, it took nine days for the disaster to be officially declared.”

Never, in my view, had America been led by such a dangerous head of state.

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.

Makes the majority leader and the majority party the subject of the minority, subject to the control and the will of the minority.

Let us clearly understand one thing. The Constitution's Framers never intended for the Senate to function like the House of Representatives.