Kent Conrad actually said...

the words of Senator Gregg are wise admonitions, that while we do short-term things to lift the economy, we have got to guard against doing ...

I am very, very concerned about some of these things that I hear about and read in the newspaper might be in this package.

I believe that the buildup of Federal debt is the single biggest threat to our Nation's long-term economic security.

We need to help our colleagues understand what the risk is of a failure to address our long-term imbalances.