#senators

I think the Democrats are catering to them, but, you know, in the entire history of the United States of America, there has never been a judge who has been refused a vote when there was a majority of Senators willing to vote for his confirmation, never in history. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#been #catering #confirmation #democrats #entire

Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of a filibuster is enough to stop a vote; senators are rarely asked to pull all-nighters like Jimmy Stewart in 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.' ↗

— Evan Bayh

#because #current #determined #enough #filibuster

It was important for us to be as supportive as our candidates and as our incumbent senators would have us be. ↗

— Tom Daschle

#important #incumbent #our #senators #supportive

Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60. ↗

— Evan Bayh

#continually #debate #filibuster #issue #just

I believe that the American administration of Iraq has been arrogant, has pursued policies that are illegal in international law and has been ignorant and incompetent. I said this very forthrightly to the senators. ↗

— Juan Cole

#american #american administration #arrogant #been #believe

Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it. You didn't have a real partisan issue on those times that it was used. ↗

— Kent Conrad

#bush tax cuts #cuts #democratic #democrats #half

Justices are not politicians. They don't run on a political platform, and senators should not ask them to do so. ↗

— John Cornyn

#justices #platform #political #politicians #run

Rome had Senators too, that's why it declined. ↗

— Frank Dane

#had #rome #senators #too #why

Guess what - I am one of the ONLY senators in the whole United States Senate that is computer literate! ↗

— Patty Murray

#computer #guess #i #i am #literate

There ought to be one day - just one - when there is open season on senators. ↗