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 functioning United States Senate.

I believe that my approach, I think, covers that adequately and that is why I am still after 15 years, and have been ever since promoting it, whether I am in the minority or in the majority.

The constitutional option has a history dating back to 1917.

the power of a senator comes not by what we can do, but what we can stop.

The current No Child Left Behind Act mostly focuses on academic achievement.

One of the most stinging criticisms leveled at the No Child Left Behind Act is that it has caused schools, especially those serving disadvantaged students, to narrow the curriculum.

The Senate is dysfunctional and I think the general public understands that.

That is a serious infringement on a Senator's ability to be able to offer amendments and to be able to debate.

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.

I'd like to thank Chairman Harkin and Senators Murkowski, Brown, Casey, and Bennet for their leadership on efforts to improve the nutritional content of school meals provided by the Federal school lunch program.

Bypassing the committee process is dangerous.

Educators, parents, and children rely on Congress to fund education initiatives that will help our kids reach their full potential.

Thank you, Senator Harkin, and thank you to the members of the committee.

A super majority requirement for all legislation and nominees would, as Alexander Hamilton explained, mean that a small minority could destroy the energy of government.

the full exploitation of the rules is a long-term condition of the Senate and that it is time to consider a proposal like Senator Harkin's.

At the beginning of the next Congress, I will move for the Senate to end debate and adopt its rules by a simple majority.

The reason 51 is profound is because of the structure of our whole government.