Working with Sen. James Pearson, a progressive Republican from Kansas, Mondale hatched a plan to outmaneuver Allen and change the Senate forever. He would use an encyclopedic knowledge of Senate rules to "tie up the Senate for days and to wring concessions from his opponents," according to the Times. Senate Majority Leader, Mike Mansfield in 1966Mondale describes roars erupting from the likes of Allen. "They could see the tide turning toward reform, and they were looking into the abyss -- a move for cloture by simple majority," Mondale wrote. 'This is over'By the end of the 1975 debate, Mondale describes an encounter in the Democratic cloak room with Mansfield and Allen, who was asking for tweaks to the compromise.

Source: CNN January 23, 2022 11:09 UTC