Judd Gregg: “in a few minutes, under the regular order, we will proceed to the deficit reduction bill. ____________________”

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

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

the policies behind getting these numbers under control are extremely difficult politically, because they involve very tough decisions.

A lot of that economic growth was driven by a bubble, and I don't really think we want to revisit that.