Susan Collins actually said...

What do economists believe is a level of debt as measured by a percentage of GDP that is acceptable versus worrisome?

I cannot help but observe the irony that we are having this debate about what to do with the unsustainable debt load of this country at a ti...

Thus, our decisionmaking must begin by reconsidering spending that, although popular, simply cannot be justified during this fiscal crisis.

I agree with that approach as opposed to the more narrow approach recommended by some of our colleagues.