If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.

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.

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