Let's put aside the outrageous rhetoric.

The Republican budget could not be more wrong for America.

It puts Americans back at the mercy of the health insurance companies, and it leads to 33 million more uninsured Americans.

I would say just a comment to my colleague from Texas, that it would be nice to see on the Democrat side their plan to save Medicare.

We want to make sure that we honor them with the right kind of priorities, and with the right kind of defense policy.

The President's budget calls for a $487 billion reduction in base defense spending over the next decade.

Congress has a solemn obligation to ensure our troops fighting overseas have the resources that they need to successfully complete their missions.

The failure by the administration to deal honestly with the drivers of debt, specifically when it comes to government spending on health care, is a failure that imperils our economic security and now our national security.

For too long, politicians in Washington have not been honest with the American people--seniors in particular--about Medicare and Social Security.

We can follow the path set by President Obama's most recent budget request.

Instead of engaging in an honest debate about the path forward to strengthen these programs, too many have offered little more than false political attacks and trillions of dollars in empty promises.