Kay Bailey Hutchison: “we are here to try to keep that momentum going in the right direction.”

These are people who have done the right thing. They have saved. They have tried to make sure they didn't need any kind of government handout. They have earned Social Security--and that is not a government handout--and they want to know…

How much time is remaining on our side? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 20 minutes remaining.

This is a little rich.

I think we all know that everybody in America is pretty much talking about the fiscal cliff, and that what will happen at the end of this year will have an enormous impact on the economy of our country and its future. There is no doubt…