Judd Gregg: “I ask the Senator from Utah, didn't Mr. Estrada come to the United States without speaking any English when he was a…”

The policies behind getting these numbers under control are extremely difficult politically, because they involve very tough decisions.

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

I think Dr. Rivlin is absolutely correct on both points, and Simpson-Bowles did the same thing that Domenici-Rivlin did, which was to actually increase benefits to single women over 85, and low-income individuals.

But there is no question that if you are going to address this issue in a way that has substantive impact on the future of our Nation, the prosperity of our children, and our standard of living, it is the second 10 years, and the third 10…