It certainly is time for us to listen to Senator Harkin's thoughts about how to make this institution better.
the filibuster become the norm, not the exception.
There is no former living Senator who can give us more insight into the evolution of the filibuster and the cloture rule...
It is not unconstitutional to create a barrier that is very hard to overcome.
We will continue on the subject including getting to more specific proposals Senator Udall and others have those for fut...
Senator Alexander, you know, calculated it would take us eight days to do four nominees, or four days to do eight nomine...
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 ...
The constitutional remedy was invoked by majority rule in 1975, and the compromise was adopted by a large bipartisan vot...
the filibuster should not be used to frustrate the very purpose of the Senate procedures, to foster discussion.