Whether that signaled fresh support or trouble for the budget amendment depended mostly on which senator was talking.

Older senators talk wistfully of a more civil era that they say has now largely vanished.

While senators talked privately about censure among themselves, several made announcements off the floor.

In the meantime, senators of many political perspectives have been talking with one another, looking for common ground.

The senator won't be talking to anyone for a while.

A senator could make a brief statement, discuss the matter in detail, or talk about an unrelated topic.

The senators were talking for the camera again.

Some senators are talking about bypassing the commission and legislating new standards.

The former senator talked about the importance of staying tough.

It used to be that senators would talk about an issue ceaselessly as a way of killing it.