senator robert byrd, the expert extraordinary on the senate, spent weeks on end trying to figure out a way that you could assure the passage of bills that pertains to the budget and not destroy the filibuster rule. in the end, he quietly abn and -- he quietly gave been and -- he quietly gave in and the budget act, if you go look at it, if you read it, and do what i did, i decided that it meant that i could take a reconciliation bill to the core of the senate and it could not be filibustered. i competed with robert byrd because his own riding said he had found a way without changing rules of the senate to get around filibuster and give authority to a committee. so we gave the budget committee and the senate the authority to act without a filibuster, but nothing as powerful as this committee. >> what would be the implication -- director rivlin, you have headed up the cbo and the omb as well. what would be the implications in your mind of the united states of america not meeting with every -- everybody understands is the financial challenge facing us, stabilizing the debt and beginning

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manchin won the seat held by robert byrd, beating john raese, a guy who said in an interview, i madey the old-fashioned way, i inherited it. he wasn't kidding. republicans picked sharron angle to run for senate in nevada. sharron angle said conservative the would turn to second amendment remedies if they didn't get their way at the polls. she lost. harry reid held on to his senate seat though the polls looked like trouble for him heading into that day. in connecticut, linda mcmahon had pro wrestling dynasty name recognition and ton of money going into her campaign for chris dodd's senate seat. in the end, democrat richard blumenthal beat linda mcmahon by more than ten points. democrat mark dayton became governor of minnesota, succeeding a republican you might have heard of named tim pawlenty? no? not ringing any bells? democrat michael bennett won the colorado senate race against conservative republican ken buck. bennett won in part by making sure coloradans knew how radical mr. buck's positions were, particularly on social issues. actually asking buck in a debate who he wanted to tw

senator robert byrd, the extraordinary in the senate, speaked weeks on end trying to figure out a way that you could assure the passage of bills that pertained to the budget and not destroy the filibuster rule, and in the end, he quietly gave in, and the budget act, if you look at it, it's a big thick bill, but nonetheless, if you read it and do what i did, i decided that it meant that i could take a reconciliation bill to the floor of the senate, and it could not be filibustered, and i defeated robert byrd because his own writing said he had found a way without changing the rule to the senate to give filibuster and give authority to a committee. we gave the senate the authority to act without filibuster, but nothing as powerful as this committee. >> what would be the implication? i want to ask all three. dr. rivlin, you headed up the cbo, you eded up the o -- headed up the omb as well. what would be the implications, in your mind, of the united states of america not meeting what everybody understands as the financial challenge facing us, sort of stabilizing the debt and getting in a

within senate majority leader robert byrd told a brilliant tactical maneuver and said that it stayed open so he could try to shift the vote and have a second and that is exactly what happened. the senator from my home state of south carolina, and two or three days' time with one or another was persuaded having voted to sustain a veto, changed the vote to override and went straight back to the senate floor and the rest is truly history that we went from 2.8 billion to 22 billion for the one project. but that story again from my perspective captures the dynamics evenly it in the administration of trying to manage the federal role in a way that recognized with the proper role in the states were first and foremost and act on that. it wasn't just rhetoric that he acted on. >> host: how do you see when you think back about president ronald reagan his view of the rules the federal government >> as it articulated the role of the total credit is limited and in fact a firm believer in the tenth amendment that those authorities and responsibilities are not enumerated in the constitution reserve

it fell one vote short, but then senate majority leader robert byrd pulled a brilliant tactical maneuverso that it stayed open so he could try to shift the vote and then have a second override vote. that's exactly what happened. the freshman senator from my home state of north carolina, terry sanford, into a three days time was one way or another persuaded having voted to sustain the veto, change his vote to override and went straight back to the senate floor, overrode, and the rest truly is history. that's how we went from a 2.8 billion to 22 billion for that one project. but that's where, again, from my perspective, captures the dynamic even late in his administration of trying to manage the federal role in a way that recognize what the proper role in his judgment for the states was. and act on the. it just wasn't rhetoric. he acted on it. >> jim miller, how do you see, when you think back about president reagan, his view of the role of the federal government? >> well, i mean, as ed has articulated he believe the role of the federal government is limited. in fact, he was a firm believe

i defeated robert byrd. his own way said he had found a way to get around filibuster in without changing the rules of the senate. we gave a budget committee in the senate to act without filibuster. there's nothing as powerful as this committee. >> you have headed up the cbo and omb as well. what would be the implications of the united states not meeting the financial challenge facing us question must -- challenge facing us? given the fragility of the world and priests committed sector. >> i agree it could be devastating. i think we could face a long time of spending growth, another recession which would be worse in the one -- than the one we are slowly climbing out of. it is very hard to predict when this might happen or what the course might be. in the last few months, we have seen dramatically in europe that sovereign debt of solid-seeming countries can go their own -- very fast. we could lose the confidence of our trading partners and ourselves. if weaker seen by our own citizens as not being able to face

that same year, a manuel known to this body, senator robert c. byrd, was elected to the west virginia house of delegates and joined lloyd jackson in the west virginia senate in 1950. the two became lifelong friends. for nearly 25 years, lloyd jackson represented the people of the southern part of our state with the utmost distinction. lloyd was known for his leadership qualities as a state senator, and he took an active role in national legislative organizations like the national council of state legislators and the council of state governments. his peers recognized his leadership abilities and made him president of the west virginia senate. as senate president, lloyd demonstrated true characteristics of a dedicated public servant, leadership, passion, commitment and persistence. lloyd g. jackson will forever be remembered for his many years of unwavering service to the mountain state and its people. however, lloyd will also be remembered for his passion and dedication to his community and for touching the lives of so many. he was a faithful member of