the new deficit projections, as I said yesterday, are jaw-dropping.
we will pass on to our children in the very near future, at about the end of 4 years from now, a debt-to-GDP ratio which is unsustainable
I thought the rebate thing was largely a bust.
I do believe there are important priorities here in energy, reducing our dependence on foreign energy.
I find it unlikely that climate change legislation will pass that does not have some allocations reserved for especially hard-hit industries...
I have had enough colleagues now tell me that about enough provisions in this budget to absolutely assure we cannot pass a budget.
I would much prefer, sign me up enthusiastically for what Senator Gregg has described as investment that is going to make us more efficient ...
the words of Senator Gregg are wise admonitions, that while we do short-term things to lift the economy, we have got to guard against doing ...
I am very, very concerned about some of these things that I hear about and read in the newspaper might be in this package.
I believe that the buildup of Federal debt is the single biggest threat to our Nation's long-term economic security.
We need to help our colleagues understand what the risk is of a failure to address our long-term imbalances.