average voterama, 101. we've done twice as many. doing this has been a huge feat. >> hundred dollars of amendments were filed. mostly symbolic to show where senators stand on issues. when you take 13-hour, six-minute vote, there has to be humor. >> at this time, 5:00 a.m, there has not been a day without a budget being passed in the united states senate the. >> all democrats voted yay, with the exception of four up for reelection in 2014 and from states which can be unfriendly to democrats. jay carney responding to today's news. he says the president's plan will also cut, quote, wasteful spending, while eliminating special tax breaks and loopholes for the wealthiest americans. in washington, elizabeth prann, fox news. >> so perhaps the question you're asking yourself, why in the world did it take more than 13 hours to pass the first budget in four years? well, that all goes back to an old senate practice that usually involves lawmakers voting on dozens of amendments. well, some argue that is a really bad way to make policy. >> some

it has been called a voterama. more than 500 amendments have been offered. the senate is deciding how to handle all of the amendments. they are working their way through the amendments. it could keep the senate in well past midnight. twetrets.some there is an amendment dealing with abortion laws. one said, thank you for standing up for conscience and liberty rights. another said the boat would be largely symbolic, what we should get an idea on where the senate stands on too big to fail. you can send a tweet using the #voterama. you can watch the senate at work right now on c-span 2. tomorrow on "washington journal" we will have the phone lines open again. you can send us a tweet. we will hear from ginger gibson. fiscal yearlk about 2013 federal spending. we will also have bill allison discussing congressional ethics. at 7ington journal" live a.m. eastern on c-span. if you believe in something so right, so dear, so necessary , you get in trouble. before we got in trouble, we studied. we did not wake up one morning and said we will sit in. we did not dream one

use the #voterama. we will continue to bring you updates on the c-span network. you can watch this and at work right now on c-span 2. first day night on " ladies" she was called an during her husband's campaign. she dies of a heart attack before andrew jackson can take office. plays hostess at the white house. we will include your questions and comments by phone, facebook, and twitter. live on monday night on c-span, c-span 3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> next is a discussion about reforming congress would former senators and former representatives. this is from the bipartisan new commission on political reform is traveling around the country. from the reagan library, this is about an hour. >> it's good to be here today as is the case with all of you, i am frustrated at how much potential there is for good work to be done in washington, d.c. and how little of that potential is being realized. it's fitting this series starts here at the reagan library and will culminate many months from now at the kennedy library in massachusetts. we can be reminded of