Spending is the highest it has been as a share of our gross domestic product in 60 years.

I have warned my colleagues many times that the debt is the threat. I believe that deeply.

I do not think we have faced a more significant fiscal challenge in my lifetime, and we will be judged based on our ability to respond.

I think what is absolutely essential is we put the country on a long-term, sustainable fiscal basis.

This issue is critically important. It is a national priority.

This is important to talk about and so critical for us as Senators up here and the Members of the House.

I have been a long-time opponent of biennial budgeting.

We need action and it is absolutely imperative that it be done in the interest of everyone, those in the basin, those downstream.

It just makes common sense to release more water.

We were unanimous in our position. Unanimous. Very rare in today's political climate.

If we do not move more water off the west side of the lake... we will face extremely serious consequences downstream.