04/07/2014
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"It is possible to put revenue on the table to the tune of $1 trillion-plus, whatever, with tax reform, is it not? You do not have to raise the tax rates."
"So what do we attribute that significant reduction in the Medicare cost growth rate?"
"Isn't it accurate that we have balanced the budget I think since World War II five times?"
"I happen to agree with that judgment that you have made, and I think it is a very important one with respect to how we approach this."