Kent Conrad: “With the understanding we will try to insert an amendment in between the second and third.”

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

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

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.

I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.