Susan Collins actually said...

the $400 billion in savings that the President has proposed is less than one penny for every dollar that the President is proposing to spend

Achieving primary balance in a single year, a year that is several years from now, is not the same thing as getting long-term spending under...

I am deeply concerned about the President's lack of leadership on the challenge we face.

if the high road policy were put into place, it would actually be the higher-cost road