Always Quote by Wendy Long

I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.

— Saxby Chambliss

I believe [filibustering judicial nominees] is in violation of the Constitution

— Saxby Chambliss

It seems as though there are Members in this body who want to filibuster just about everything we try to do, whether it is…

— Jim Bunning

We've seen filibusters to block judicial nominations, jobs bills, political transparency, ending Big Oil subsidies - you name it, there's been a filibuster.

— Elizabeth Warren

We've seen filibusters of bills and nominations that ultimately passed with 90 or more votes. Why filibuster something that has that kind of support?…

— Elizabeth Warren

President Obama had two Supreme Court nominees in his first term. There was no filibuster against them.

— Mitch McConnell

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

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

Because judges may not issue advisory opinions, judicial nominees may not do so either, especially on issues likely to come before the court. That…

— Orrin Hatch

Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes…

— Evan Bayh

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

— Jeff Merkley

Filibusters have proliferated because under current rules just one or two determined senators can stop the Senate from functioning. Today, the mere threat of…

— Evan Bayh