My proposal was not curtailing the right to require tough votes.
My resolution would actually require at least 41 Senators to show up and vote to block cloture, or else the legislation could move forward.
We appreciate that they took time to appear before us to explain their proposals.
I do believe the Senate has the right to change its rules and I do believe the Senate has the right to say we will do it at the beginning of...
Only one really is horrible, and it is not in the Senate at either side.
It appears the current majority, however, may be somewhat slimmer than it is in 2000.
if you do not allow the Minority to amend, in fact if you do not allow every member of the Senate to have an opportunity to amend, then you ...
I particularly want to thank our first panels, Senator Harkin and Senator Udall, who have been very active in this issue for agreeing to be ...
Well, thank you. And thank you both. Excellent testimony.
A bill was passed in the Senate by voice vote, jointly sponsored by Senator Patrick Leahy and Senator John Cornyn, to amend the financial re...
the filling of the tree basically cuts off the Minority rights in a most intemperate and inappropriate way