That is totally unsustainable.

The Federal Government is the worst credit card abuser in the world and we are putting everything on the tab of our children and grandchildren.

The President, I think, has to be supportive.

Thank you for your strong leadership on this issue.

I think you also have to have revenue on the table.

The systemic risk is the Congress. It is that simple.

Senator Collins, there is a third commission approach that has been proposed by our colleagues.

The American people have to believe that whatever is proposed is absolutely bipartisan and fair.

Congress has failed to balance our budgets and stop our rapidly-climbing debt, a $1.4 trillion deficit last year, over $12 trillion in terms of our debt limit.

We have an extraordinarily inefficient system that is hemorrhaging revenue to offshore tax havens.

there will be no long-term extension of the debt without this being included.