I will say tonight that it is very important to most Republicans--I think I speak for almost every Republican Senator; I am not overstating the case, almost every Republican Senator--that this President, George W. Bush, deserves to have his budget and his tax plan considered by the Senate.
Discussing the importance of considering President Bush's budget and tax plan.
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Well, I would just say that, sometimes when we are working on trying to solve this fiscal problem, the recognition that a long-term fix is what is needed puts many people in the position that they do not know how you do that and do it now.
If indeed you intend to have a bipartisan solution, then obviously you have to do some of the things we are talking about, some give-and-take.
I want each one of you to know I am trying to look you right in the eyes and tell you that, in the U.S. Senate, you happen to be the super committee.
to redress the balance between the Government acting in its discretionary capacity and the individual