This is a critical time because I think when you look at the economic growth possibilities as part of looking at our fiscal situation, tax reform is high on the list and it happens to be bipartisan.

Their incentive right now... would make it advantageous for them either not to be a U.S. company.

I have been told it is a gas tax hike, but that is not what it says in the budget.

I see about $960 billion in what I would call either imaginary or unspecified savings.

I believe that with a $1.5 trillion debt this year projected, or deficit this year projected and a debt that is on track to double in the next 10 years, that we are impacting our ability to get out from under the difficult economic…

There is going to need to be a debate on what to do to resolve this so that we do not have to deal with it on an annual basis.

I think the risk premium that the private sector is looking at... I do not see embodied in your analysis.

We need to focus, all of us, our constituents, the American people, on this issue.

I applaud Senator Wyden... for his comments on tax reform.

You know, most Commission reports end up collecting dust on a shelf somewhere, and there is an opportunity here for this to be a seminal report, to really change the direction of our country.

Social Security is not adding a dime to the deficit and it is in good financial condition.