We are cutting away at things like education and scientific research and innovation, which have previously provided a strong foundation for our economic growth.

This year alone, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that sequestration will cost our economy about three-quarters of a million jobs.

We cannot have all stimulus or all austerity. We need to have a balanced approach.

I wonder if you can talk a little bit--if you feel expert enough to talk about how this impacts--this uncertainty, the prospect of a shutdown, the prospect of a default, the continuing weight of the sequester--impacts the middle class.

I think on that point, especially as data becomes accessible to providers on a larger scale, it is not just about price, obviously.

I think the uncertainty hurts so much in the current context because we have been through the wringer.

You are going to have to raise the debt limit and fund the government. There is no other option.

I remarked over and over again during that time in the State of Wisconsin about just how hard the people in my State are working to recover from the devastating recession.

It weakens an economic recovery that has already been weak and is not delivering for the people you are asking about.

I believe that we have to face both of these challenges head on and address them in a bold yet balanced way.

I want to see us develop a budget that truly holds true to the belief that in America everybody gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share.