Cord Byrd: “I want to correct something I said last night I see in the Record. I said last night that Brutus married the sister of…”

“I want to correct something I said last night I see in the Record. I said last night that Brutus married the sister of Cato. Actually, Brutus was the son of Servilia, who was the sister of Cato--just to make that little correction for the record. Mr. President, the Senate by a decisive vote has moved to table the matter presented to the Senate by Mr. Harkin. This will not be the last time the effort will be made to amend rule XXII. That is why I impose on the Senate for these few minutes while there is something of a larger audience than there was last night and this morning. And I want to compliment the distinguished Senator from Iowa and the distinguished Senator from Connecticut. I thought we had some good exchanges in this debate. But while there are Senators who are listening, let me point out to them, as I have pointed out in this debate, paragraph 2 of Rule VIII of the Standing Rules of the Senate. Mr. President, most of the so-called filibusters have occurred on motions to proceed. Once that motion to proceed is approved, once the matter itself is taken up, generally the filibusters have gone away. It has too often been the practice here of late that when the leader asks unanimous consent to take up a matter, there is an objection heard from the other side of the aisle, and that is then called a filibuster. The leader immediately puts in a cloture motion. That is all the debate there is on that matter for the next few days. That is called a filibuster.”