Kent Conrad actually said...

We have got to get off the road of spending and borrowing and get on the road to a lean and productive Government.

Simply put, these claims are detached from reality, and they undermine efforts to tackle our growing debt danger.

We need honest budgeting. We have got to have that, facts-based budgeting, not fantasy budgeting.

I have rarely seen a witness who is better prepared or does a better job of defending his position than you do, and I just want to thank you...