Bob Bennett: “Let us talk about Iraq for a minute and the current need for food in Iraq.”

It may very well be that the solution to the problems that we talk about as a dysfunctional Senate lies somewhere other than amending the filibuster rule.

If you call an IRS agent for advice on your taxes, there is a very good chance you will get wrong advice and end up in tax court.

I do not think that is what the original filibuster rule had in mind, but it has become the norm.

I do not dispute in any way, Mr. Chairman, the numbers that you have cited, but I do not want to leave the impression that all of the obstruction that has come as a result of the use of holds has come from the Minority side.