Heard on the Hill: Overheard on the Hill

By Jessica Estepa

Posted May 11, 2011 at 6:41pm

“Would now be a good time to discuss those filibusters?”

— Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) to Chairman Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) while they waited for the start of a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing Wednesday. It took 15 minutes for the panel to reach a quorum.

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