Erskine Bowles: “As a matter of good social policy, these programs deserve to be reformed.”

What most folks saw was Washington at its worst: too much politics and very little in the way of responsible decision making.

[W]e must invest in education, infrastructure, and high-value research and development to help our economy grow, keep us globally competitive, and make it easier for businesses to create jobs.

A balanced, long-term approach to deficit reduction that keeps everything on the table is the only way that we are going to be able to address the deficit.

This is the most predictable economic crisis we have ever faced, if we do not do something about it.