If someone came to the floor and said: The reason we can't pass appropriations bills is because we haven't passed a budget, would it be a fair statement to say that is without basis in fact? I should say, we don't have a budget, but as far as being the reason we don't do appropriations bills, that wouldn't be a very good reason, would it?
Discussing the relationship between budget passage and appropriations bills.
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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.
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 Senate is a place to kill things. It isn’t a place that you look to get things done.
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.
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