Kent Conrad: “I think what we have done is destroyed the ability of the Congress to come together.”

I think there is just a tremendous opportunity here, and I really applaud the two of you for doing this in a bipartisan way.

If we are going to make this whole system solvent, it is going to take everybody to give a little bit.

We also increase the payroll tax very modestly, from the current combined rate of 12.4 percent to 13.4 percent over 10 years.

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