Chris Dodd: “Lastly, I ask my colleague, does he know of any example, in his tenure in the Senate, where we have ever required merit…”

There's nothing wrong with enlightened self-interest.

Rosa, go get yourself well. Your job is here. Your salary is here. Just take care of yourself.

I'll tell you, one of the things I feel very good about is that there are people like Bob Menendez, who care about these issues.

But, whether such a temptation is motivated by a noble desire to speed up the legislative process or by pure political expedience, I believe such changes would be unwise. To my fellow Senators who have never served a day in the minority, I…