On the recordMarch 5, 2003
Yes, I think it would be a good idea, don't you?
Yes, I think it would be a good idea, don't you?
Senator Reid advocates for stakeholder involvement.
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But the purpose of politics that Harry Reid understood very well is to get stuff done.
if some rule of the Senate stands in the way of getting that, making sure that every American has the right to vote and the vote counted, then we got to change that rule.
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.
McConnell is facing reality, and it bothers him a lot. The filibuster is on its way out. It’s not a question if. It’s a question of when it goes away.