Kent Conrad: “Two minutes? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Correct. The majority has 16 minutes remaining.”

The surviving spouse provisions are especially important with regard to offsetting some of the unfairness that exists elsewhere.

I wish I could look you in the eye and say, you know, if we just had the will, we could reverse this, and we could go back to a time when defined benefit plans were on the increase. I do not think that is in the cards.

People are smart, and if you just share with them the basic information, a lot of people will make a good decision.

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