Judd Gregg: “I would suggest that we reach a unanimous consent agreement that on the list you identified, everybody be granted 5…”

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

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

Yes, I do. And it's driven by people being concerned about carbon emissions and global warming, and common sense taking hold.

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.