With half a decade of experience under his belt, Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz (Hawaii) shared his ideas Friday for making "the world's greatest deliberative body," the Senate, even better. "To ensure bills are vetted, [require] mandatory hearings on major legislation," he tweeted as one idea. "Sixty-seven vote threshold to waive the requirement." Schatz also proposed "flesh[ing] out and [formalizing] advice and consent to expedite routine, necessary nominations," "[reasserting] constitution appropriations authority of legislative branch," and eliminating the speed-voting tradition of Vote-a-Rama "to reduce churn, partisan 'gotcha' votes and save time." Here are a few more: Eliminate debt ceiling statute which damages the economy and creates internal chaos. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) November 17, 2017 Lifetime ban on members becoming lobbyists. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) November 17, 2017 Both parties to provide presiding officers to make sure first term senators learn the process — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) November 17, 2017 Quarterly old senate chamber meetings to discuss the Senate itself. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) November 17, 2017 Washington Post congressional reporter Paul Kane noted that Schatz has been in both majority and minority parties during his time on the Hill.