Gilbert Gutknecht: “I want to say, in part, with the spirit of what transpired in Hershey, PA, that we do look forward to an honest and…”

“I want to say, in part, with the spirit of what transpired in Hershey, PA, that we do look forward to an honest and civil debate about the great issues facing this country, and nothing can be more important than stopping the business of mortgaging our children's future and, in the end, it provides real benefits. Not only is it the morally right thing to do to balance the budget, but it is the economically smart thing to do. I think if we work together and have a civil debate, then I think we ultimately can succeed in that. Important now is that we all begin to speak the same language. If the President is speaking OMB and we are speaking CBO, it is going to make that job even more difficult. So in the next several weeks, what we hope to do is try to get the White House and the Congress to at least be speaking the same language. Then we can have that civil debate and, ultimately, I think we can reach an agreement during this Congress which will be historic, which will leave a legacy that we can all be proud of and ultimately lead to a stronger economic growth, more jobs, better jobs, and the ability of more American families to have the American dream.”