Kent Conrad: “Is it not the case in the Texas matter that there has not been a dollar paid and there is no final resolution of that…”

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

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.

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

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