Kent Conrad actually said...

Clearly, the Federal budget is on an unsustainable path, and while nobody can predict at exactly what point excessive debt would lead us to ...

I give the administration high marks for what you have done thus far to avert what I believe would have been a global financial collapse.

In the short term, we have got to strengthen this recovery.

Senator Gregg and I, who joined together after 2 years of working together on a proposal, were delighted to get 53 votes in the Senate.