John Ensign: “I think what Senator Lieberman talked about, if these policies and procedures are in place, it does take pressure off…”

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

We have to understand that small businesses do create jobs, and we are going to hurt job creation.

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

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