Kent Conrad: “I think we have to be very careful not to prematurely reduce the deficit because, in many ways, we are facing what the…”

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

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

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

Things are changing very rapidly, and it presents us with a requirement to change how we envision retirement as well.