Obviously, if we had bipartisan consensus, we wouldn't have to debate whether we need 67, 60, or a majority.
I indict both parties for this conduct. It is not just the Republican Party that is now in the Minority.
Our appointments process now undermines the very purposes it was designed to serve.
There is a need to fix the system and some areas where we can agree.
I certainly favor some kind of a mixed package that, on the one hand, limits debate at least on some motions.
I also congratulate Senator McCaskill for her energetic and now successful campaign in this Congress to break loose nomi...
Do you think that is possible in this day and age, where the majority would say to the minority, we are going to ensure ...
Despite the easing of the logjam yesterday, what we have seen overall in this Congress is the worst obstruction of presi...
It does not welcome talented people to public service; it repels them.
Senator Bennet's resolution is also extremely interesting, and he has worked long and hard on this issue for much of the...
I applaud Senators Wyden and Grassley for their sustained commitment over more than 10 years to this issue.