John Ensign

The debt that you are talking about, the interest on the debt, you have said that is unsustainable.

The President needs to lead right now.

But the sooner we make them, maybe a little less painful.

This country is literally headed for a financial crisis that we maybe have never seen.

We have to make such difficult--these are going to be painful--politically painful choices to make.

We have to have the kind of tax policy because you cannot just cut your way out of this.

This is about the future of our country.

The important thing is getting some of these issues out on the table.

What would a downgrade from AAA to AA of the United States credit rating do to the interest rates and do to your budget projections?

I wish that not only someone from HHS was here, but also from the Congressional Budget Office.

If they do more harm than good, then why did HHS grant waivers?

My commitment--and I think my colleagues'--is to protecting consumers and finding the best way to do that.