Approach Quote by 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

You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

— Dick Durbin

Since 1980, we've used reconciliation 22 times, and out of those times, Republicans used it 16 times. So, earth to my Republican friends, you…

— Barbara Boxer

The threat to change Senate rules is a raw abuse of power and will destroy the very checks and balances our founding fathers put…

— Harry Reid

Reform is not for the short-winded. I'm committed to making sure the Senate is more than just a graveyard for good ideas.

— Mark Udall

I think that, on the reconciliation issue, if they had the votes, we wouldn't have had the summit. And if they try to go…

— Marsha Blackburn

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

Let's clean up the Senate and return to politics of common ground.

— Mark Pryor

In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to…

— Richard Burr

We're going to be eternally optimistic that the Senate is going to get their work done.

— Diane Black

What's going on in the Senate is kind of a politics of escalation. We're getting sort of like the Mideast: pay back everybody when…

— Lindsey Graham

From an institution standpoint, I want the American people to understand that the Senate can function, even on the most serious things.

— Richard Burr