Jack Kingston: “But one of the things I want to point out is that there are many Members on the Democratic side of the aisle who say it…”

“But one of the things I want to point out is that there are many Members on the Democratic side of the aisle who say it is hard to argue against 1 percent reduction. We think we can do it. We, too, do not want to spend Social Security. So it is really a matter of let us work through it with the White House and get this thing done because I think that so often we look at this as Republican/Democrat, but there is this Congress, legislative branch versus the executive branch. But the vision is clear. Do not spend Social Security money. Do not increase taxes. But balance the budget through spending less. There is a lot of bipartisan agreement on it. What we need to do is finish the agreement up and leave town. I think the people in America feel a lot better when Congress is out of session rather than when we are in session.”