#senators

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

If you look at where presidents come from, they're former governors or senators. ↗

— Eleanor Clift

#former #governors #look #presidents #senators

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

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

— Will Rogers

#just #just one #one day #open #ought

Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators. ↗

— Will Rogers

#drunks #our #protects #senators

Senators will do what they think they need to do to represent their constituents. ↗

— John Cornyn

#need #represent #senators #their #think

The House has passed several bipartisan bills to ensure all Americans have the opportunity to secure a good job to provide for their families. All of these jobs bills deserve the support of our Senators and a strong show of leadership from the president. ↗

— Joe Heck

#bills #bipartisan #deserve #ensure #families

Many senators have developed a canny sense of what will play best for the audience. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

#best #developed #many #play #senators

I believe if we introduced the Lord's Prayer here, senators would propose a large number of amendments to it. ↗

— Henry Wilson

#here #i #i believe #introduced #large