Must-read Roll Call report. A snippet:
Another senior Democrat, Senate Commerce Chairman Jay Rockefeller (W.Va.), said the filibuster is a useful rule that Democrats may not want to alter if they return to the minority.
“If the Republicans take over the Senate I think there is going to be a lot of bills, starting with the repeal of the health care act … cuts of all kinds that we don’t want to have happen and that is where 60 votes can help you,” Rockefeller said.