Filibusters should require 35 senators to… make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60. Evan Bayh Read Quote
We should be proud of liberating the 26 million people in Iraq and should remember that this is why it is important to stick it out to it’s successful conclusion. Evan Bayh Read Quote
Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism – no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families. Evan Bayh Read Quote
I like a lot of my Republican colleagues, starting with my friend from Indiana, Senator Lugar. We’ve had an excellent relationship. Evan Bayh Read Quote
You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate – you never stop running. It’s not uncommon for a member of the Senate to have a fundraising breakfast, a fundraising lunch and a fundraising dinner, and then when the Senate breaks for the week to go home, more fundraisers. And that’s driven by the cost of campaigning. Evan Bayh Read Quote
Sometimes, when I come back to Washington from Indiana, I feel like an ambassador to a foreign country. Evan Bayh Read Quote
My father was on the Judiciary Committee all 18 years. He had a good personal relationship with Jim Eastland. They probably didn’t agree on practically anything, or very little, from a public policy standpoint. But they were willing to work through that to see what they could get done just because they knew each other and liked each other. Evan Bayh Read Quote
What matters is moving forward and focusing on practical results for the American people. Evan Bayh Read Quote
It doesn’t take a degree in economics to know that something is wrong when it takes $30 or $40 to fill up the gas tank. Evan Bayh Read Quote
