The Distinguished Gentleman from Oregon can respectfully shove it

Under new rules, House can speak of the Senate:

Tinkering with a tradition that goes back to Thomas Jefferson, House members in the new Congress will be able to refer to senators by name on the floor -- as long as they don't get too personal.

They will no longer have to speak of "the other body" or face admonishment from the chair when they slip up and utter the word "Senate" or name a senator.

"I felt that in the modern age the rule was antiquated," said Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., who added the measure to a package of rule changes the House approved during its opening-day session. "We don't want ad hominem attacks, but we certainly want to cite the record."