Tom Harkin actually said...

I think that is an excellent idea. I like the idea that it would be in a stepwise fashion reduced to a simple majority over the course of ab...

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

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 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.