The time required for a typical confirmation... has steadily grown over the last three decades.
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...
the place is broken and we ought to fix it without a mind to what particular ascendency each party has.
I want to especially thank Senator Byrd for his continued interest and participation in these hearings.
the filibuster can be the majority's greatest enemy and a minority's best friend.
I can testify that the majority is better. I can testify firsthand that the House is the institution for the will of the...
I do not want to get rid of the filibuster, but as I will argue, I think we need a different number.
If, on the other hand, the objective of filibustering or the threat of filibustering is to give the majority an incentiv...
the constitutional authority to advise and consent found in the Senate for Presidential nominations is one of the Senate...
Partisanship seems to have enveloped our politics over the last 30 years.
It threatens the very nature of the Senate and I am referring to the resolution introduced by my friend, my colleague, m...