Kent Conrad: “I want to welcome everyone today to the hearing of the Senate Budget Committee.”

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.

All the talk in the world doesn't matter if you don't actually get something done in the real world.

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