Tom Udall actually said...

"This Congress will go down in history as probably one of the more productive Congresses in generations."

"I think that we need to adjust the rules, not to become the House, but to become a restored, effective Senate with the power to deliberate so we can do our jobs and do them better."

"the filibuster used to be the exception to the rule. In today's Senate, it is becoming a straitjacket."

"one Congress cannot bind a subsequent Congress."