She believes the filibuster creates a practical requirement of 60 votes for legislation, making the Senate act as something other than a majority institution.

“It's called cloture, takes 60 votes, and what that essentially means is that the Senate has to even though it's supposed to be a majority institution, it really needs 60 votes to get anything through.”

Eliminating the filibuster would be dangerous because it serves as a control mechanism protecting minority viewpoints and preventing extreme policy swings.

“the filibuster is like a control mechanism that keeps the Senate from ricocheting back and forth between the wild edges of the political pressure from either party”