06/19/2012
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"Senator Byrd complained about lobbyists walking into senators' offices and asking them to place holds on bills."
"However, far too often in today's Senate is the decision to begin debate itself is filibustered."
"While the membership of the Senate will change, problems posed by the abuse of the filibuster are not going away."
"Senators do not melt."