There are real cuts, the Senator is right about that. This would cut, across the board by $21 billion, education, veterans' health, homeland security, law enforcement. If you want to do that, vote for the Bunning amendment. I urge my colleagues to oppose it.
Opposing the Bunning amendment during a Senate debate on budget cuts.
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I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.
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.
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