A super majority requirement for all legislation and nominees would, as Alexander Hamilton explained, mean that a small ...
This is not a radical idea. It is the constitutional option.
I think that is an excellent idea. I like the idea that it would be in a stepwise fashion reduced to a simple majority o...
The reason 51 is profound is because of the structure of our whole government.
ESSCP was first established as a demonstration project in 1994, under Senator Harkin's leadership.
Research proves that students learn best when their academic, emotional, physical, and social needs are all met.
The Senate is dysfunctional and I think the general public understands that.
One of the most stinging criticisms leveled at the No Child Left Behind Act is that it has caused schools, especially th...
At the beginning of the next Congress, I will move for the Senate to end debate and adopt its rules by a simple majority...
What I object to is not the use of holds, because I do that myself, but the word 'secret' in secret holds.
Senator Lott offered to work with us, and, along with Senator Byrd, we crafted a proposal that was more workable and enf...
Educators, parents, and children rely on Congress to fund education initiatives that will help our kids reach their full...
The three of us, Mr. Chairman, just want to bring some transparency to the practice of holds in the Senate.
So, over a decade ago, as Senator Wyden has said, we started with a simple proposed rule that any Senator placing a hold...
We should discuss options for amending the rules, such as Senator Harkin's proposal.
I am willing to give it up. I hope others are willing to give it up, I think, for the benefit of having a better functio...
I believe that my approach, I think, covers that adequately and that is why I am still after 15 years, and have been eve...
The constitutional option has a history dating back to 1917.
