Respectfully, I know how hard the Senator from Pennsylvania and the Senator from Iowa worked on this measure. But with this hanging over our heads, we might as well get this resolved now. We have spent 3 or 4 days on this bill already. If this prevails, we are all through here. So we believe this matter should be resolved now.
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If we have the will, we have the opportunity to improve the lives of millions of families and build something more prosperous for generations to come.
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.
As a result of that, Barack Obama will go down as having the most successful Congress in the history of the country. Barack Obama changed the world.
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