With our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings. Jim Cooper boostcosteffective Change image and share on social
If taxpayers want better results from Congress, they must stop paying their elected officials for failure. After all, you get what you pay for. Jim Cooper congresselectfailure Change image and share on social
Almost every economist agrees that the American health care system is unsustainable. Medical care is so expensive that it is busting all of our budgets - government, business, and personal. Eventually, the medical price bubble will pop. What, then, are the alternatives? Jim Cooper agreealternativeamerican share on social
President Clinton was able to achieve budget surpluses despite a divided government. Jim Cooper achievebudgetclinton Change image and share on social
The real problem with big issues like Medicare is that both parties have to be brave at the same time. Every pollster will tell you not to do that to get partisan advantage. Too many people here are willing to deliberately harm the country for partisan gain. That is borderline treason. Jim Cooper advantagebigborderline share on social
Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented. Jim Cooper congressinventpoll Change image and share on social
Take the veto. Bush is the first president since James Garfield in 1881 not to veto a single bill. Garfield only had six months in office; Bush has had over four years. Jim Cooper billbushgarfield Change image and share on social
I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious. Jim Cooper consensusdiagnosisexpand share on social
Any politician who's ever been re-elected knows that friends come and go; enemies accumulate. Jim Cooper accumulateelectenemy Change image and share on social
Our nation suffers when Congress fails to pay America's bills on time. Jim Cooper americabillcongress Change image and share on social
