John Ensign

Mr. Lew, thank you for volunteering at this really critical time in our country's history.

I think it is just because you and Senator Gregg have such sweet personalities.

I will add, concluding my remarks, that this issue is of critical importance. Without the second amendment, the rest of the Bill of Rights can go away. That is what our Founders recognized. Our colleagues, before they vote on Solicitor…

In the McDonald case, as I understand, there were several restrictions put on citizens when it came to their second amendment right: paying a $100 processing fee and a $15 fee for each gun registered; undergo and pass a firearms safety…

I ask the ranking member about the McDonald case, and maybe he can go into some details about the McDonald case and the significance of that when it comes to future decisions.

I ask my friend from South Dakota, why is it so significant that both of these groups have opposed her nomination?

That is the way it appears to me. This is another example of where her personal beliefs come in to affect the way she is going to be as a judicial activist.

This country is going to become Greece, except we do not have the European Union to bail us out.

I believe very strongly that the best thing that we could do is...broadening the base and lowering the tax rates.

If we raise taxes over the next couple of years...will GDP go down?

We need to get spending under control. It is critical for the future of this country.

It does make sense that raising taxes will decrease the GDP?