On the recordJuly 29, 2013
Will the Chair announce the business of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________
Will the Chair announce the business of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Murphy). Under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. ____________________
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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.
The Republican Party that we now have is not the Republican Party of John Chafee, Mark Hatfield, those people who were really stalwarts in moving the country forward.
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.
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.