Chuck Schumer actually said...

"Senator Alexander, you know, calculated it would take us eight days to do four nominees, or four days to do eight nominees."

"Many members of the Senate have said that this body is in crisis."

"I think the Constitution answers that question: a determined majority can change the rules."

"the old idea that if you wanted to filibuster, you had to get on the floor and make a spectacle of yourself... had been replaced by a more subtle, silent filibuster."