John Ensign: “The system in Washington, and in most other parts of the country, is not working.”

But the sooner we make them, maybe a little less painful.

The President needs to lead right now.

The House bill needs to be the floor for what we accomplish out of this process. The House bill isn't nearly enough, and we cannot allow this process to capture a modest improvement in the name of compromise by watering it down to a…

It is much easier to get re-elected when you are giving money away, basically.