Kent Conrad: “We have doubled the national debt over the last 9 years. We are getting ready to double it again over the next 8 years.”

I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.

We ought to reestablish this benefit for survivors and those affected by disability.

It lifts the bottom. It asks those of us at the top to take a little less of an increase than we might have expected.

It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.