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The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate.

As I've learned in my time in the state legislature, important legislation is always a work in progress.

For years, comprehensive tax reform has eluded legislators.

The important thing to understand about legislators is that there are dozens of competing interests and issues that occupy them. They are stretched thin.

What I have come to realize over the twenty years when I have worked in different roles as a legislator is that no legislation is as good as the enforcement of it.

A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.

My viewpoint is the Senate is dysfunctional.

Legislation has been and is still directed towards the protection of wealth, rather than towards the far more important interests of labor on which everything of value to mankind depends.

We have in the last two years, we have passed 350 legislation in the parliament, most of which deal with democratization, human rights, and of course, economy.

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