Most of the talk about immigration has centered on the plight of the undocumented, border security, and economic motivations for changing our laws. But family concerns are just as ...
We should be doing something to keep Social Security solvent.
We simply cannot afford to have a repeat of what happened last December with the brinkmanship.
I think things have greatly improved in the last year in terms of getting some of the mid-sized bills through the Senate.
The goal of many is to at least get to $4 trillion reduction in 10 years.
What I see as holding us back right now is the inconsistency that we have seen in tax policy.
There is a sense of urgency--Senator Coats and I were together last night at a meeting--a sense of urgency that we have not had for awhile.
We have made some progress, as we all know, with, first of all, the bipartisan Simpson-Bowles Commission.
It appears as though all of our witnesses agree that sequestration is not the best solution right now.
I see this as a time of great opportunity.
I've introduced legislation with Senators Graham, Schumer and Hoeven, which would make it an explicit Federal crime to steal metal from crit...