the filibuster has changed over the years.

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

There is nothing in the Constitution about a filibuster or the Rule 22 provision, things like that.

It is time to reform our rules, and as I have said many times, I will hold this view whether I am a member of the majority or the minority.

I do think the problem is more of the culture than it is the rules, that the rules operated better in a previous era.

Unlike those specific changes to the rules, which I think all deserve our consideration, my proposal is to make each Senate accountable for all of our rules.

I applaud his work to promote energy development on tribal lands.

the threat of filibusters has become an almost daily fact of life in the Senate.

one Congress cannot bind a subsequent Congress.

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

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

It is more important than ever to remove the longstanding roadblocks to energy development on tribal lands.