It seems like a bad idea to me to do a freeze that would have the effect of putting roadblocks up to veterans seeking Federal employment.

I am concerned that hiring freezes in some of these areas where we are already seeing backlogs could have the effect of even making it harder for citizens to get the service they need.

Climate change, driven partly by human-generated CO2 emissions, is a huge risk.

I am happy to hear you do not share what the President stated was the reason for this.

The Federal workforce is at its lowest as a percentage of the total workforce in 70 years.

A full repeal of the ACA with no replacement would once again allow insurance companies to discriminate against women and those with preexisting health conditions.

A full repeal of the ACA with no replacement would raise prescription drug costs for seniors under Medicare Part D because of reopening the donut hole.

States send money on debt and families spend money on debt.

What level of debt is too dangerous?

A full repeal of the ACA with no replacement will increase the deficit.

If we make no changes.

We spend a lot of money dealing with climate-related issues: storm relief from Superstorm Sandy...

There's about 66 million Americans who are really disappointed about what happened in November, but there's a subset of people who are really personally very, very afraid.

I hope that would mean, as you have said here today, that that would look at both sides of the balance sheet.

Are you aware that the size of the Federal civilian workforce relative to the country's population has actually declined dramatically over the last number of decades?

I sincerely disagree with you, and we will again have a chance perhaps to continue this.

I would take exception to what the Senator from Pennsylvania said.

I understand your concerns with the Cadillac tax. I know there are concerns you and others have raised about the individual mandate.