Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, speaks with members of the press at a news conference regarding judicial nominations and the need for up and down votes on the Senate floor, on May 24, 2005 in Washington. Fourteen Republicans and Democrats came together and reached a compromise the night before on the controversial vote to end the use of the filibuster in the Senate. Rep. Dan Lungren, left, and Roger Pilon, right, listen in...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)..