Kent Conrad: “Am I correct, then, in understanding that the Senator would pay for this increase in defense in part by cutting homeland…”

It takes guts to do that, and Chairman Arrington, you have certainly led the charge on having a commission.

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

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.

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