I ask unanimous consent that this agreement be modified to ensure that Senator Baucus has 20 minutes, that Senator Brown of Ohio has 1 hour, and that Senator Sanders has 1 hour. If the Republicans wish additional time, they can request that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
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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.
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.
I believe in a strong two party system, that`s been the strength of our country for generations.
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.
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