Kent Conrad: “I understand. I ask the manager, is there a way we can perhaps parcel out the time in a way that would be acceptable to…”

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

All the talk in the world doesn't matter if you don't actually get something done in the real world.

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

Social Security's financial challenge affects nearly our entire society, and the solutions will require a broad-based approach.