Chris Dodd: “I need to be at that PTA meeting. I need to be at that sporting event. I need to go have that session for an hour with…”

I frankly don't see the sovereignty issue as playing a role as an impediment as much as the sheer ability of the cartels to corrupt.

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…

President Clinton, to his eternal credit in my view, just does not quit on this issue.

Maybe we ought to be spending a little more time looking at the relationships at that level.