Kent Conrad: “The fact is, and I don't think anyone would disagree, TARP, in its own way, painfully worked.”

We admire that, and I can say on both sides of the aisle, people recognize the job he did as Budget Committee Chairman.

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

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

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.