Political Quotes

Design the programs. Decide how large the government is going to be. Do a tax reform to finance it.

I don't think you can get there without doing what Dr. Rivlin referred to, which is you shift from a utilization system to a qualities and outcome system.

The budget process is probably not going to be that process, because the budget process is inherently partisan.

I think you need an agreement that is a hybrid reconciliation bill--it probably shouldn't even be called 'reconciliation'--but that essentially outlines in very specific language as to what the committees of jurisdiction must do, and the…