Kent Conrad: “Let us not kill the baby in the crib.”

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

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

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

I do, and I made that argument to the commission, and others on the commission made some of the points that you are making now.