One of the arguments that is made is that if we change the Senate rules, somehow the Senate will become identical to the House.
If your premise is correct, that that Congress in 1974 had no right to bind the Congress of today, then the whole reconciliation process is ...
I hope that by reforming our rules, we can restore some of the collegiality and bipartisanship that our Founders intended for the Senate.
What is truly wrong with our rules is that they have become entrenched against change, something our Founders never intended.
It is time to reform our rules, and as I have said many times, I will hold this view whether I am a member of the majority or the minority.
We should not limit our reform efforts to the filibuster, but look at all the rules.
the threat of filibusters has become an almost daily fact of life in the Senate.
one Congress cannot bind a subsequent Congress.
the filibuster used to be the exception to the rule. In today's Senate, it is becoming a straitjacket.
I think that we need to adjust the rules, not to become the House, but to become a restored, effective Senate with the power to deliberate s...
This Congress will go down in history as probably one of the more productive Congresses in generations.
The Senate of each new Congress is not bound by the rules of the previous Senates under Section 5 of Article 1 of the Constitution.
We must consider reforms to the filibuster to ensure it serves its intended purpose.
the filibuster has changed over the years.
It is time again for reform.
To me, today's hearing is not about examining the current use of the filibuster, but the abuse of the filibuster.
Over the past few months, during this series of hearings, we have discussed and debated example after example of how the filibuster in parti...
I think it is important that you actually have debate and that there is a real chance for the minority to make its point.
