Kelly Ayotte: “I thank the Chair. If I may finish. I thank my colleague, Senator Sessions. We cannot afford to kick this can down the…”

“I thank the Chair. If I may finish. I thank my colleague, Senator Sessions. We cannot afford to kick this can down the road any further. We must act now. We must address our entitlement programs now. I would call on the majority leader and on Senate Democrats--rather than demagoguing the plan that has come forward from the House, if you have a constructive plan of your own--to please come to the floor right now and bring forth a plan that will preserve Medicare, will preserve our entitlement programs, and put us on a path to fiscal responsibility and sustainability, to a balanced budget to save our country. I thank the Chair.”