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While some of the senators have changed their positions, I have not.

I believe with every fiber in my body that every eligible citizen of voting age should have the right to vote and be protected by law, everyone.

This is not the President. This is staff. And they drove some things, and they put some things out, that were absolutely inexcusable.

The law is there, the rules are there, and basically the government. The government will stand behind them and make sure they have a right to vote.

The United States Senate has never in 233 years been able to end debate on legislation with a simple majority vote. Allowing one party to exert complete control in the Senate with only a simple majority will only pour fuel on a fiery…

The law is there, the rules are there, and basically the government will stand behind them and make sure they have a right to vote.

Allowing one party to exert complete control in the Senate with only a simple majority will only pour fuel on a fire of political whiplash and dysfunction that is tearing this nation apart. Eliminating the filibuster would be the easy way…

The majority of my colleagues in the caucus, Democratic Caucus, they’ve changed. They’ve changed their mind. I respect that. You have a right to change your mind. I haven’t. I hope they respect that, too. I’ve never changed my mind on the…

The law's there, there rules are there, and basically the government. The government will stand behind them so they have the right to vote. We have that.

I think we`re in very much the same position. There`s still a deal to be had there. It may not be what progressives want.

I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster.

Arizona is a poster child for radical Republicans destroying our democracy in elections before our very eyes.

I rise today to deliver I think one of my more important speeches that I will give as a Member of this body, and that is to defend the longstanding rules of the U.S. Senate. We are at a critical moment, make no mistake. With the slimmest…

It is important that any future WRDA legislation supports the timely and efficient delivery of water resource projects in communities that need them while continuing to meet our national priorities.

I am pleased to begin 2022 with a discussion of how we can build upon that success by advancing the Water Resources Development Act.

Funding obviously is critical, but if permitting approvals are not issued in a timely fashion, these projects cannot move forward.

Let me just say, to being open to a rules change that would create a nuclear option, that's -- it's very, very difficult. It's a heavy lift. And I think that for us to go in it alone, no matter what side does it, ends up coming back at you…