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The U.S. Senate does not allow legislative provisions to be included in appropriations bills, for much the same reason that most Americans are concerned about earmarks: it creates a slippery slope by which lobbyists and special interest groups can sneak provisions into large, must-pass legislation.

If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.

I do not take my obligations as a senator lightly.

The Senate cannot confirm an individual... who would support a scheme that violates our Constitution, eviscerates congressional authority.

Obstruction of Congress in our work is a crime.

I find it very difficult to see a scenario where financial regulation doesn't pass the Senate.

The Constitution gives the president the power to appoint, upon the advice and consent of a majority of the Senate, and it plainly does not give a minority of senators any right to interfere with that process.

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal.

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.