I think the President did make a mistake. I don't think it was appropriate to extend clemency to these people. I hope this is an issue that we can address by resolution and make clear where the Senate stands.
Discussing the President's decision to extend clemency during Senate floor debate.
Share
More from Kent Conrad
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…
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.
I thought he was an outstanding Committee Chairman, and my former intern has succeeded him in his Congressional seat.
Other voices in this conversation
