Judd Gregg: “the only stabilizing force right now is the Federal Reserve because the Congress is totally irresponsible.”

Design the programs. Decide how large the government is going to be. Do a tax reform to finance it.

We cannot continue to let health care costs rise faster than our National income.

I happen to think that if you're going to do budgets and you're going to pass budgets on a partisan basis, the budget becomes irrelevant.

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