I think there is a shared sense of urgency in Washington on fiscal issues.

Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.

Most Americans want health insurance.

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut.

The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward for things like the payroll tax holiday, for things like getting a jump-start on infrastructure, for building schools, and make the decisions for long-term deficit reduction.

If you don't define the problem you'll never reach a painful solution.

If you have a student who graduates from college and they don't have a job, they are now able to stay on their family health plan.