The reason we took your basic amendment and made it directly to the point as to the one-third is it becomes too complicated for a court to determine attorney's fees based on the complicated program you have set up. Ours is simple and direct. In rare instances, a judge can step in and raise them or lower them.
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The filibuster is nondemocratic. It has been used to the disarray of the Congress. And, certainly, it hasn’t been anything that has helped -- been helpful to the American people. It’s got to go.
The filibuster is going away. It is nothing that helps the country. It doesn’t help states. It doesn’t help individuals. It is on its way out. It’s a question of when it goes.
The Senate is a place to kill things. It isn’t a place that you look to get things done.
Get rid of the filibuster. It`s nothing. As Barack Obama said at John Lewis` funeral, it`s part of the leftovers from the days of slave owners. You have got to get rid of it. It`s very bad.
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