Judd Gregg: “there is 30 minutes on her amendment, equally divided. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Would the Senator send her amendment to…”

I think Simpson-Bowles got it right on this point. We reduced deductions and exemptions so that we generated $1.1 trillion of revenue every year.

The classic example of this is ObamaCare. It was pushed through on a partisan vote.

If all the nuclear power plants were closed in this country, it's the equivalent of adding 115 million cars to the road.

Your careers may end happily before the reckoning. Your reelections may not be threatened by your inaction. But your consciences should be.