I hope that by reforming our rules, we can restore some of the collegiality and bipartisanship that our Founders intended for the Senate.

I know Chairman Dorgan feels that ways, too.

It has been completely abused.

Over the past few months, during this series of hearings, we have discussed and debated example after example of how the filibuster in particular and the Senate's incapacitating rules in general too often stand in the way of achieving real…

I do not see that the leverage of another filibuster, which is still going to require 60 votes when you get to the Bill itself, is a necessary commodity.

I think one of the real problems is that with supermajorities required for just about everything, it does make it hard for the public to hold anybody accountable for what does or does not get done.

this bill would not diminish or affect the right of private property owners.

I am proud to be a co-sponsor of this important bill.

The area I wanted to focus on, but I also wanted to follow up on what Senator Warner was asking about--the first area is, these other countries where they've had attacks, you know the Moscow subway, what went on in Madrid and London--are…

this bill would benefit Colorado by utilizing the streamlined national environmental policy provisions within the Healthy Forests Restoration Act for treatment projects in emergency areas.

the bill would designate insect and disease emergency areas.

myself and Representative Scanlan are pleased that Chairman Udall and Senator Risch have introduced the National Forest Insect and Disease Emergency Act of 2009.