Kent Conrad: “The simple fact is the numbers he has displayed here are not the official forecast for what this bill will raise. They…”

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

We did a whole series of things in our Social Security reform not to discourage people from working, but to encourage them to continue working if they are able to do so.

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

Can I just respond quickly, Mr. Chairman, and say when Simpson-Bowles went down, a group of six of us in the Senate, three Democrats, three Republicans, were asked by leadership to see if we couldn't come up with a way forward to adopt the…