Judy, anytime the President comes to Congress asking for the authority to increase the debt burden on our children and grandchildren, we should have a debate. We should have discussion. And If we're going to increase that debt burden on our kids and grandkids, there should be something given in exchange in terms of some level of fiscal discipline. So yeah, I think there's going to be a debate. Senator Warner, listen, I laid out a plan that was based on the Simpson Bowles plan, the so called Gang of Six plan that would have got us where we needed to go. (08:14–08:22)
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