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There are times where the dysfunction in the Senate just goes too far.

Congress is dysfunctional.

I think dealing with the U.S. Senate is very different from dealing with the electorate.

You can see how dysfunctional this Congress is.

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

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

If the Senate can't perform its most basic responsibilities, I worry about how we're going to make the tough decisions and do the hard work that will be necessary to get our country on a path to fiscal solvency.

The Congress is a dysfunctional institution; it's broken. One of our three branches of government is broken.

The Senate as an institution is broken. We're not doing the work of the American people and the rules are being abused. The only way to get us back to the traditions where the Senate is doing the work of the American people is to change the rules.