罗伯特•鲁宾 和 肯特•康拉德都警告他说新闻界不会认为他的证词是合适的，且国会也会将其理解为一种放弃财政纪律的借口。
Robert Rubin and Kent Conrad warned him that the press would not interpret his testimony as being balanced, and that Congress would interpret it as an excuse to abandon fiscal discipline.