I think you have it about right with respect to the revenue side of the equation. I think you are headed in the right direction on entitlement reform.

Any prudent person, I think, would say, we are going to have to make some changes.

These people have been born. They are alive today. They are going to be eligible for Social Security and Medicare.

Can I just say in conclusion, Mr. Chairman, to me one of the biggest challenges we confront in Medicare reform is dealing with this risk of cherry-picking.

We do not need to throw the baby out with the bath water, we do not need to shred Medicare in order to save it.

I come to the floor to discuss the amendment that is pending to kill the Sugar Program in the United States. My colleagues should know that the domestic sugar industry employs 140,000 people in this country. If there were ever a jobs…

It is incredibly important to the economics of the country that we make further progress.

One thing I learned about Senator Nickles is his word is absolutely gold.

I personally believe we are going to have to reduce tax expenditures, broaden the base.

When you are borrowing $0.40 of every $1, that cannot continue much longer.

We have provisions right now that encourage us to invest, and we need to invest heavily in the Bakken.

We need to lower the corporate rate to be more competitive.