Pete Domenici: “I am very much aware that these are difficult times for many farmers and ranchers across the Nation. For that reason…”

That did not reduce any beneficiaries' benefits, it just cut the amounts that providers were otherwise getting.

He has been fair in almost everything he's done.

I want to remind the committee again, and I will say it to you, Senator Snowe, remember, our package was put together by Democrats and Republicans, so we do not come here starting with one side or the other.

To redress the balance between the Government acting in its discretionary capacity and the individual