Judd Gregg: “Why don't we plan to do it that way. Then move to Senator Hutchison. With that being the general lay of the land, let's…”

The classic example of this is ObamaCare. It was pushed through on a partisan vote.

If all the nuclear power plants were closed in this country, it's the equivalent of adding 115 million cars to the road.

Had it been actually a legislative vehicle versus a commission, we probably would be out of the woods right now on our deficit and debt issues.

The Simpson-Bowles Commission...came to the conclusion that on our present path this Nation goes bankrupt.