Pete Domenici

I am not sure it is happening. We have to wait a little bit longer.

We are currently working on a process which would assure that we could have the vote on the tax cuts.

I do not think I have said verbally that I favor the extension.

We are now talking about something different. We are talking about the ratio of debt-to-GDP.

I want to say to you first, as a former Republican Senator, remember that we put our plan together starting with bipartisan membership.

It is not a typical bill. It is very difficult to understand.

For it to survive, you have to end up putting revenue into the mix.

It falls on you to solve the Medicare problem, to solve the tax problem with a reform measure that will either be neutral in revenue or will gain revenue.

It is indefensible for any of you who think we ought to do good work around here and that we ought to not go wild in getting rid of our defense of our country, to not take seriously that something has to be done to see to it that the…

The two of us have done this budgeting differently because we have done it bipartisanly from the very beginning.

Frankly, I think we gave you a plan that is really doable.

I see it as nothing but an obstacle--and we have plenty already--to getting things done.