Judd Gregg: “At this time, I think the Senator from Pennsylvania is ready to go and we will get started. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…”

To get this done, you are going to have to have compromise--compromise on both sides of the aisle.

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

We cannot continue to let health care costs rise faster than our National income.

In the end, you have to pay the debt ceiling because otherwise the government can't function, and the effect of that would be catastrophic.