Don Nickles: “You also increase taxes, or decrease the tax cut-- whichever language you want to use--by an amount of how much?”

It is time for it to stand on its own. Enough is enough.

I understand the Senator didn't like my first question because she is trying to give the Guard and Reserve additional compensation and additional pay but through a tax credit which goes to their employer which may take some time to get…

I am happy to debate my colleague, or any colleague, on the budget. We spent several days debating the budget. I am more than happy to debate it. I will tell my colleague that we basically have assumed a freeze in nondefense, non-homeland…

I could not disagree with you more.