Marshall Sanford: “May I inquire how much time I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from South Carolina has 3 minutes…”

Is it optimistic? Are we lulling ourselves to sleep based on forecasts that are relatively benign in what may prove not to be the case?

I think that is a really dangerous myth to perpetuate.

Milton Friedman once observed that the only way to make government more efficient was to make it smaller.

I admire you. I appreciate your competence, the way you handle yourself. I think you make the state of South Carolina proud.