The surviving spouse provisions are especially important with regard to offsetting some of the unfairness that exists elsewhere.

We have got to deal with these demographic realities.

if we are going to make this whole system solvent, it is going to take everybody to give a little bit.

We did have a chance to look at what you and the Congressman have offered, and we think that makes a significant contribution to this discussion and debate, and we appreciate that.

We very much see it as a package. That is the way it was negotiated, and this was a difficult negotiation to get 18 of the 19 to agree representing all points on the political spectrum.

If we are going to have tax-advantaged vehicles to encourage people to save for retirement, then the savings ought to be for retirement.

Forty-six percent of the American people would have a hard time coming up with $400 for an emergency car repair.

What happens is those people, if the children are not able to care for them, they are going into institutions, but where is that being paid for? Overwhelmingly, it is being paid for out of Medicaid accounts.

Mary Wakefield is high-energy. She is super high-energy.

we need to get to the bottom of this, as Senator Sasse said, and find out who killed these CO-OPs.

the long knives came out to kill the CO-OPs in their cribs.

Jamie has exceptionally good judgment that will serve him very, very well in this position.