Byron Dorgan: “It just seems to me if someone is taking money out of your checking account and giving you nothing in return, that's…”

You know, I do not know that I can offer you much advice except to say we have painted ourselves into a fiscal policy corner.

I know that everyone sitting at this table has a passionate desire to fix these problems.

We have now reached the tipping point that requires, in my judgment, action by Congress.

What you and members of this Committee can do and will do by putting the spotlight on this spot will save lives.