Kent Conrad: “The current budget process is simply not working.”

If you are really going to relieve me of the administrative burden, if you are going to really relieve me of the liability, if you are going to really relieve me of the cost other than the payroll transfer.

I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.

We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.

I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.