Kent Conrad: “I believe it is so critical for us at this juncture in history to join together as Republicans and Democrats.”

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

I urge you to vote for the confirmation of Dave Turk. I urge you to do it quickly.

I am eager to hear from our panelists to get a better sense of all the options they considered and how they reached consensus on the final report.

I think there is just a tremendous opportunity here, and I really applaud the two of you for doing this in a bipartisan way.