03/13/2012
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"Lyndon Johnson I think wanted to avoid that in an even more controversial set of legislations."
"I have supported abolishing secret holds and will again and was one of ten Senators to write the conferees in 2006 in saying do what we voted to do."
"If we change things, as the Senator from New Mexico would propose, we would have two Houses of Representatives operated by a majority vote."
"Now, it seems to me listening to what is being proposed here is to make the Senate permanently like it has been the last 18 months where the majority had enough votes to run over the minority and pass..."