I believe more strongly than ever that our Senate rules are broken.

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.

If I could wave my magic wand and do one thing, it would be to move the Senate to a schedule which was five days a week, three weeks on and one week off, with no fund-raising during those 15 days a month.

In order to put ourselves as a Country on a path to energy independence, it is very important to get the tribes to play a role in that.

We must consider reforms to the filibuster to ensure it serves its intended purpose.

What is truly wrong with our rules is that they have become entrenched against change, something our Founders never intended.

Wouldn't you think if we had a tradition of adopting rules every 2 years, that would bring accountability to the system more than anything?

I think it is important that you actually have debate and that there is a real chance for the minority to make its point.

If your premise is correct, that that Congress in 1974 had no right to bind the Congress of today, then the whole reconciliation process is gone.

One of the main reasons I ran for the Senate is because I saw the world's greatest deliberative body turning into a graveyard of good ideas.

there are way too many filibusters. That is your quote. The filibuster is being used too many times.

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 rules at the beginning of a new Congress.