Kent Conrad: “The Chair has informed us the Senator from Alaska has 1 minute 28 seconds remaining. The Senator from Washington has 58…”

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

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

I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.

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