Chris Murphy actually said...

"The middle class is evaporating in the Middle East. It is not just declining. It is evaporating."

"But generally speaking, I do hear a lack of concern about that, which is somewhat surprising."

"I think every day about the burdens that we are leaving to the next generation, if we do not make smart decisions about both spending and revenue."

"However, we simply have not seen those predictions of higher interest rates pan out."