Tom Udall actually said...

We need to come together on this for the good of the Senate and the good of the country.

I think that the principle you have recognized is an important one, the principle with different presiding officers.

the Senate will remain a distinctive body and instead the Senate will become much closer to its ideal.

Many of my colleagues, as well as constitutional scholars, agree with me that a simple majority of the Senate can end debate and adopt its r...