I do not want to be the member of the first generation that has to tell your generation that my generation is leaving your generation an America that is worse off.

The fiscal irresponsibility of the last 30 years cannot continue. It just cannot.

As the Attorney General, you will have great discretion, just as you did as District Attorney, and the question I would--as illustrated by that case, I think--is where do you draw the line?

The last time we had a balanced budget in this country, we had a Democratic President and we had a Republican Congress.

So the $80 billion that is open, that is still out there--

I agree with the Ranking Member that what we are talking about today really is not a partisan issue.

I think it would be great if we could get a summary of that, even if it is bracketed by estimates, educated estimates.

So the 20 and the 80, is that just on discretionary, or is that overall in the total budget?

your indictment of our partisanship is well deserved this morning

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I thought we were naive last year. I was criticized for using that word, and yet the attempt here, it seemed to me, was to accommodate Iran in this nuclear deal.