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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I think that as long as we have respect for the institution and for the Minority to be heard, that this will bring accountability to the process.
Now, what happened to the Massey officials who allowed these dangerous and illegal practices to exist?
Let us clearly understand one thing. The Constitution's Framers never intended for the Senate to function like the House of Representatives.
This isn't the average. This is deplorable, is what it is. It's not average, and it's not acceptable.