Robert Byrd: “Just the whisper of opposition brings the world's greatest deliberative body to a grinding halt.”

To me the most powerful majority leader I ever witnessed was Robert Byrd in the period of '77 to '81.

Massey mines were cited for 31,000 violations. This means that, on the average during that 10 year period, a miner was seriously injured every other day.

I cannot fathom how an American business could practice such disgraceful health and safety policies while at the same time boasting about its commitment to safety of its workers.

I have proposed a variety of improvements to Senate Rules to achieve a more sensible balance allowing the majority to function while still protecting minority rights.