Kent Conrad: “I look forward to hearing from each of you on the steps that should be taken to address the flooding crisis in the…”

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

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

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

Can I just respond quickly, Mr. Chairman, and say when Simpson-Bowles went down, a group of six of us in the Senate, three Democrats, three Republicans, were asked by leadership to see if we couldn't come up with a way forward to adopt the…