Christopher Dodd actually said...

"I think would be unwise to change the current filibuster rule threshold and limit the rights of the Minority."

"I will try and be brief with my colleagues."

"For over two centuries, the Senate has been the bulwark within our democratic political process of Minority rights and the freedom of speech."

"I worry deeply that we may change that in such a way that the Senate would lose the essence of its existence."