I hope there will be an opportunity for the Congress to reconsider its rejection of the Conrad-Gregg proposal.
These things contribute to the economic strength of the country or the depletion of our strength.
It would be a profound mistake not to have a plan to deal with this longer-term debt challenge.
There is going to have to be serious money spent there so that the energy needs of the country can be met efficiently.
We have got to--our first obligation is to defend this Nation, and we have got to provide the resources to do that.
I have just gone through an exercise to get the deficit down to 3 percent of GDP by the fifth year of the budget period ...
Spending has got to be adjusted, and yes, that means Social Security and Medicare have to get on a lower growth trend.
I can't speak for Senator Gregg, but he and I have gone on this effort to have a commission, because we have been convin...
I wish we had been more successful in persuading our colleagues to have a bigger package.
We have got the lowest revenue as a share of the economy in 60 years, the highest spending as a share of GDP in 60 years...
I believe the risk to Medicare and Social Security recipients is a failure to act in a timely way to deal with the long-...