John Ensign: “I think it was irresponsible for the president to -- to be seen kind of laughing and joking with -- with Hugo Chavez.”

This is about the future of our country.

to wrap up this debate, let me address, first of all, the whole idea that changing this treaty in any way kills the treaty. Under the Constitution, certainly it is the President's role, the administration's role, to negotiate the treaties…

The important thing is getting some of these issues out on the table.

We need to get control of these entitlements for today.