Kent Conrad: “The budget as is, in my judgment, just as it has been written, probably can't pass here.”

I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.

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.

The one thing I know for sure is that what is happening now is not working.

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