I believe the Constitution provides a solution to this problem.

I do not see that the leverage of another filibuster, which is still going to require 60 votes when you get to the Bill itself, is a necessary commodity.

What does a filibuster really accomplish other than delay and, in some cases, defeat of a nomination?

I worry about the Senate as an institution, but then I worry, if the Senate is not working as an institution, then we are not doing the things the American people sent us here to do.

I do think the problem is more of the culture than it is the rules, that the rules operated better in a previous era.

I believe more strongly than ever that our Senate rules are broken.

Unlike those specific changes to the rules, which I think all deserve our consideration, my proposal is to make each Senate accountable for all of our rules.

Wouldn't you think if we had a tradition of adopting rules every 2 years, that would bring accountability to the system more than anything?

legislative entrenchment has long been recognized as an illegal procedure.

this bill would not diminish or affect the right of private property owners.

The area I wanted to focus on, but I also wanted to follow up on what Senator Warner was asking about--the first area is, these other countries where they've had attacks, you know the Moscow subway, what went on in Madrid and London--are…

the bill would designate insect and disease emergency areas.

this bill would benefit Colorado by utilizing the streamlined national environmental policy provisions within the Healthy Forests Restoration Act for treatment projects in emergency areas.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of this important bill.

myself and Representative Scanlan are pleased that Chairman Udall and Senator Risch have introduced the National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009.

Beginning to untangle fire suppression costs from the rest of the USFS budget is a critical step to let USFS focus resources on forest health.

Your leadership is critical to the preservation of this First Colony site.

I am disappointed that the Interior Department currently limits these funds to coal reclamation.