Judd Gregg: “I amend my request so that I be recognized at 5:35 for 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…”

If our goal is to reach a deal, we should not get engaged in this fight.

I would suggest that on issues that involve all Americans, where pretty much everybody is affected, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and tax reform, that if you push forward in a partisan way, at least 50 percent, maybe a little less…

the first obligation of a national government is national defense, in my opinion.

Design the programs. Decide how large the government is going to be. Do a tax reform to finance it.