Bob Bennett: “I would very much appreciate it if you would sit down with Secretary Veneman and consider all of the issues confronting…”

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.

the whole question of minority rights in the Senate is one of the most significant ones we can deal with, and the filibuster has changed over the years.

I think the implications for this are very serious. NASA, I think, is making a mistake.

I would urge you to have conversations with whatever 'elves' within the administration you deal with, over at OMB, because I think that's where the decision was made.