Judd Gregg: “And reducing debt and deficit to a sustainability level is at the core of accomplishing that.”

I think in order to get Republican buy-in on further revenues you are going to have to do policy changes in entitlement accounts that bend the curves in the outyear in a very substantial way, and make it clear that those accounts are…

Why would we do it? Because it makes no sense, from the standpoint of policy.

It makes no sense to close down nuclear reactors if they still have useful life.

I subscribe to Senator Gregg's emphasis on value-based reimbursement. I think we're making progress on Medicare. It's not hopeless.