Feinstein: Durbin, Schumer Need to ‘Chill out’ on Leadership Jockeying

ACOSTA: “It turns out that senator Schumer, it appears, will be stepping forward as the new leader of your party in the Senate. But there seems to be this disagreement as to whether or not Senator Durbin will remain the whip. How do you think that situation should be resolved? We know Senator Reid said these two men should chill out a little bit, I guess?”
FEINSTEIN: “Well, I think chilling out is a good thing to do. This is a year and a half away and one of the things that members take very seriously is their seniority. Once that's broken, it's broken for all time. This is a year and a half away. I think chill out is a good motto for the day.”
ACOSTA: “How do you think Harry Reid should be remembered as the majority leader and then as the minority leader of the Senate?”
FEINSTEIN: “I think he should be remembered as a strong, tough leader who was a master of the inside game.”
ACOSTA: “Was he part tough of the problem in the Senate in terms of not getting things done, the gridlock? He blames Mitch McConnell. Mitch McConnell blames Harry Reid. Doesn't he bears some responsibility?”
FEINSTEIN: “Well, I think this. You know, the the majority has the votes. Prior to four, six years ago we did not require 60 votes for virtually any major measure to pass the Senate. Cloture was rarely used. Since that time it's been used dozens of times by the minority, which were the Republicans, to stop the majority from passing a bill.”