Bob Bennett: “What did you do in the Bureau when the Department of Homeland Security raised the threat level?”

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

the majority has chosen to focus on what it believes to be the abuse of the filibuster by the minority, but these hearings have also revealed how the Majority Leader can abuse the rules of the Senate to limit debate and amendment.

I don't believe the current plan of the President will allow the United States... to continue to lead the world in space exploration.

I wish this were a college seminar where we could get more deeply into all of the issues that you raise.