Kent Conrad actually said...

We have got to--our first obligation is to defend this Nation, and we have got to provide the resources to do that.

I have just gone through an exercise to get the deficit down to 3 percent of GDP by the fifth year of the budget period and to balance by th...

Spending has got to be adjusted, and yes, that means Social Security and Medicare have to get on a lower growth trend.

I can't speak for Senator Gregg, but he and I have gone on this effort to have a commission, because we have been convinced you have got to ...