Lamar Alexander actually said...

"Forty-one Republicans have signed a letter saying, you know, we might filibuster this if you do not let us have some participation in making it a better bill."

"Senator Byrd indicated in his testimony earlier this year that he thought that while there were abuses of the current rules, that the Senate could work under the current rules if the Leaders would jus..."

"The Majority Leader can bring up a motion. No motion to bring up an executive nomination requires 60 votes; it just requires 51."

"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."