Death Quote by Dick Durbin

So I put that all together and I find it makes it hard to justify a filibuster.

— Kent Conrad

My way of viewing the talking filibuster was as a way of doing unanimous consent with your feet. You object by going down and…

— Jeff Merkley

There are two ways of looking at the talking filibuster. My way is as a form of unanimous consent.

— Jeff Merkley

In theory, the filibuster helps whichever party is in the minority in the Senate. In practice, it is the Republicans who have disproportionately used…

— Mehdi Hasan

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And…

— Tom Coburn

The danger of what's happening right now in terms of using reconciliation is, the purpose of the Senate is going to be defeated. And…

— Tom Coburn

The filibuster is an affront to commonly understood democratic norms, but then so is the Senate.

— Hendrik Hertzberg

My view of the filibuster is either you've got to lower vote edge or make people really filibuster if they feel that seriously about…

— Angus King

The next time you do a filibuster, keep walking around.

— Bernie Sanders

Filibuster has long tradition, but used to harm civil rights.

— Barack Obama

What's the point of winning the presidency and the Senate and the House if we cannot pass legislation, if we're hopelessly hamstrung by the…

— Ritchie Torres

Reconciliation is a deep practice that we can do with our listening and our mindful speech. To reconcile means to bring peace and happiness…

— Nhat Hanh