Roger Wicker actually said...

"It does not seem to have calmed down as some people thought."

"No nation in history has maintained its military power if it failed to keep its fiscal house in order."

"We must confront spending. Bring the overspending to an end and ultimately balance the budget."

"The reason that people like Senator Warner and I would be willing to embrace chained CPI is it is deemed by economists to be the most accurate measure of the inflation rate as it affects consumers."