Judd Gregg: “If the Senator will allow me, I suggest we go to the amendment of Senator Bingaman.”

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

Had it been actually a legislative vehicle versus a commission, we probably would be out of the woods right now on our deficit and debt issues.

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

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