Kent Conrad: “You know, if we put that in perspective, this is a staggering, staggering number--a trillion dollars in losses because…”

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

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

We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.