That is what politicians from both parties are telling the American people, looking them straight in the eye and lying to them.
Congress is very difficult to predict other than we will continue to be somewhat dysfunctional.
I think right now, as Senator Enzi was saying, I think our total borrowing cost is about under 2 percent.
As a fiscal conservative, I think it is money really well spent to try and cure diseases.
We can take a look at projections and we can compare those to previous history.
If we are going to change tax policy, we really do need to understand the dynamic effect of those tax policies on people's behavior.
If you want a 21st Century economy, there are some pretty easy elements that we need to concentrate on.
we have to step up to the plate and admit that
I would say you dramatically increase the disincentives for people to take the kind of risk taking that actually helps grow our economy.
We should dramatically increase what we are spending on infrastructure for a 21st Century economy.
I would ask unanimous consent to enter my opening statement into the record.