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.
Byrd worked to ensure budget bills could pass without undermining the filibuster.
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The use of force authority granted to the President extends only to the perpetrators of the September 11 attack.
I have said that, as long as the Senate retains the power to amend and the power of unlimited debate, the liberties of the people will remain secure.
Let us clearly understand one thing. The Constitution's Framers never intended for the Senate to function like the House of Representatives.