Angus King actually said...

"I think interest rates are a ticking time bomb, and if they return to 5 or 6 percent, we would be paying over $1 trillion a year in interest."

"I think you have articulated an intelligent strategy, which is be careful about short-term, abrupt fiscal changes to deal with the debt."

"We need to think about reducing the debt itself, and certainly reducing the deficit."

"I would invite my colleagues on the other side to talk about a tax reform package where the revenues were dedicated strictly to reducing the deficit."