I think it is great advice and I think that data was coming in while we were contending with it, and we just were stubborn in not focusing on where we knew the problem was the worst with the elderly.

We cannot continue to push our debt on to future generations.

Interest payments on our debt are going to be the single most expensive thing we do in the Federal Government.

Prudent budgeting and planning are integral for both emergency preparedness and response to be successful.

Prudent budgeting and planning are integral for both emergency preparedness and response to be successful.

Instead of prioritizing the highest risk groups, which we should have because we knew the science of the disease very quickly, we ended up just following the political science.

over the last two decades, it is north of maybe $10 trillion that have been added to the Federal debt.

The Federal Government should do more to plan ahead for emergencies and change the trajectory of emergencies, especially to protect older Americans and those with disabilities.

The Federal Government should do more to plan ahead for emergencies and change the trajectory of emergencies, especially to protect older Americans and those with disabilities.

Last week, I joined Sanders, Lee, Blumenthal, Crapo, Risch, and Murphy as a broad bipartisan effort to introduce the Article I Act.

Disaster can strike anyone anywhere.

I think sooner or later, when you have any understanding of fiscal policy and macroeconomics, you are going to pay the piper with inflation and other things that happen due to that approach.

I don't think we will do that until you hit the ditch fairly hard.

They have a fairly--they have got somewhat larger central Government, probably budget, but they don't borrow money to spend what they want to spend.

I think sooner or later, when you have any understanding of fiscal policy and macroeconomics, you are going to pay the piper with inflation and other things that happen due to that approach.

It's crucial that our emergency response plans are inclusive and accessible to all.

Last week, I joined Sanders, Lee, Blumenthal, Crapo, Risch, and Murphy as a broad bipartisan effort to introduce the Article I Act.

Instead of prioritizing the highest risk groups, which we should have because we knew the science of the disease very quickly, we ended up just following the political science.

From 2019 to 2023, the Federal spending grew by 40 percent.

We cannot continue to push our debt on to future generations.

It is very important that we have our Federal finances in as strong of a position as possible, and an emergency fund could very well be an important component of that.

over the last two decades, it is north of maybe $10 trillion that have been added to the Federal debt.

We are always prepared, and if you don't do that, you have to dig your hole even deeper.

This is the only place that seems to try to violate that rule routinely.

From 2019 to 2023, the Federal spending grew by 40 percent.