Tom Harkin: “This is very instructive to me, also. As the Senator from Connecticut…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1995

This is very instructive to me, also. As the Senator from Connecticut said, there is no one who knows his rules better and more in depth than the Senator from West Virginia. I like this debate because I am learning from him. I have to have something cleared up for me, if the Senator would be so kind. Let us assume that the majority leader does use rule VIII to bring up a motion to proceed, which then would not be debatable; let us say that I was opposed to the measure, and say I had two or three other people opposed to the measure that indicated we were going to filibuster the motion to proceed. So the majority leader says: We will get around Harkin; we will bring it up under rule VIII. There is nothing I can do about it. It is nondebatable. But what is to prevent me from saying when the bill comes up we will filibuster it now?

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Tom Harkin

Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing the implications of rule VIII and filibuster strategy during Senate debate.

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Tom Harkin: “This is very instructive to me, also. As the Senator from Connecticut said, there is no one who knows his rules better…”

Editor's note · Context