I think the American people want results, but also what they want is some fiscal discipline here.

The administration has been focusing on a broad energy policy to address high-energy costs which includes expanded domestic oil and gas production, alternative fuels, and energy efficiency.

By and large, government was something to fear because they understood that as government grew, our freedoms receded.

The root cause of what is ailing this Nation, the root cause of what is bankrupting this Nation, is the size, the scope, all the rules, all the regulations.

Why don't you propose that?

From my standpoint, I am new here, never been involved in politics.

How about if we put everything on budget?

Our problem is Congress has done way too much with very little thought on how we are going to pay for it.

We have made it easier for government to grow, particularly in 1975 when we lowered that filibuster threshold to only three-fifths.

And, unfortunately, we are not even owning up to the current deficit projections. We are not seriously addressing that. So nobody really wants to take a look at the danger inherent in this. Of course, the administration doesn't want to…

It is $100 billion here, $100 billion there, and it starts adding up to real money, doesn't it. And so people don't think these 90 million people getting dropped from their employer coverage is a fantasy, it is not. It is realistic. I…

And if you don't drop coverage, you are denying the people who work with you the chance of taking advantage of a $10,000 subsidy. We have created an incentive in this health care law for employers to drop coverage and a high-level subsidy…

Sure. Because they know their cost is going to be $2,000 per employee. The Senator was telling me a story earlier about some employers in Alabama that because it is a low-margin business, they simply can't afford to offer health care. The…

Exactly. That is broken promise No. 2. Of course, broken promise No. 3 is also--very famously this President said: If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, no…

Again, this law will cost jobs. It is going to blow a hole in our deficit, and we haven't even talked about the quality aspect; how it is going to harm the health care system, how it will lead to rationing, and the type of medical…

Exactly. That is why I am so thankful that CBO Director Elmendorf understands there is some pretty credible evidence to have the CBO revisit that estimate. I spoke with him last week. It looks like they are working hard to provide us that…

It is essential that we pull back, and it is essential that we put the brakes on this. I guess we can all keep our fingers crossed and hope the Supreme Court rules the individual mandate unconstitutional, and there is no severability…

Absolutely. Look at the name of it, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. It is not going to protect patients. If we are going to lower the quality of care, if it is going to result in rationing, if it limits innovation, how does…

Well, I worked with former CBO Director Douglas Holtz-Eakin in trying to look at the numbers that are presented, and we don't have enough. We don't have enough information, which is why I am grateful for the fact that Director Elmendorf…

First of all, I thank the Senator for his kind comments. He mentioned that Speaker Pelosi famously stated we needed to pass this bill in order to figure out what is in it. I know the Senator from Alabama and I are dedicated to making sure…

Had I made that guarantee to my shareholders and management--and that is basically what the President did; he made that guarantee to the shareholders of America--I would not want to face the appropriations committee meeting, where I would…

Of course, that is only the first promise. I have a couple more. The administration also famously said this health care law would not add one dime to the deficit. In fact, the original projections were that it would save $143 billion in…

Again, I am an accountant. I have been in hundreds of budget meetings, and when you are presenting your budget to a budget committee, you are armed with the information and you are ready to answer questions. I was surprised that the…

I come to the floor today to pay tribute to America's sons and daughters who have fallen in the line of duty--citizens of this great Nation who gave their lives to preserve the liberties upon which America was founded, the finest among us…

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