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Oklahoma. his former republican senator from oklahoma, tom coburn, and republican senator, johnny is c isaacson of georgia. we also have a late add. alaska senator mark begich just kaked our producers to say he supports filibuster reform, specifically, tom udall's filibuster reform effort. we have calls out to all senators to clarify their exact position on filibuster reform. we have a handful of responses. some people still deliberating their exact position. we'll keep you posted. in our ongoing "rename the filibuster" contest, today's featured entries include discombobulegistlation, obstruct...

Features. i mean, we've got to give people a way to afford coverage and also make sure that companies can't write their own rules. and that's what's happening all over the country. >> health and human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, i'm really thankful for your time. public option! still ahead, my great adventure that was my own personal trip to the conservative confab. have i told you yet that i shook liz cheney's hand today? yes! and it's the next to last day of our "rename the filibuster problem" contest. the latest entries are inspired. please stay with us. a shiny c? a list of fe...

On their way out the door, who democrats weighed in on the vital issues of how our government works or doesn't work, the filibuster problem, a huge spike in how often the republicans have used the filibuster since writtening the senate in 2006, forcing more than in u.s. history. senator dodd says he doesn't want to change the rob. >> i'm totally against the filibuster rule. at the end of the day, if the chemistry isn't there -- >> the chemistry? senator dodd, the filibuster problem comes down to chemistry? if only the senators were closer to each other. more attracted to each other, this probl...

Andrea mitchell this afternoon what he thinks about the filibuster problem. this was an eye opener. check this out. >> there are a number of reforms that i think we need to institute in congress, we need to look at the filibuster and resolve that? >> could that be changed now while you're still in the senate? >> i think it can happen. i go back to my father's time. you recall the great civil rights debates, the filibuster was being used to frustrate some basic fundamental equities in this country. the threshold was 67 votes in that case, now it's 60. now it's being used to frustrate low level ...

On the other side of that movement, senator dodd as you just heard, and republican senator orrin hatch of utah who says he doesn't want to change it either. we have calls out to all senators to clarify their exact position on filibuster reform. we have a handful of responses, we'll let you know when we have a bunch. we know you watch, we know you watch all the time. it's not a trap, just call us back, we're seeking information. if our rename the filibuster problem contest, today's featured entries include the tarantino, because it kills bills. the washington strang letter, because it is a seri...