Kent Conrad: “We ask unanimous consent for a minute apiece. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.”

We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.

Let me just say, you know, I come from a small business family.

We all know that Social Security is going to have to be dealt with, or we are going to face by 2034 at the latest--many of us believe it will be earlier than that---an across-the-board 23-percent cut.

Fully 64 percent of the American people said they were worried about not having enough money for retirement.