Paul Ryan was interviewed on Fox News’s Special Report last night. Watch the segment for an impressive, and unapologetic, defense of the House Republican budget—and (what Republicans too rarely stress) an explanation that the status quo is “collapsing.” His plan, Ryan says, “saves Medicare from going bankrupt. Senator Reid seems to be content with the fact that Medicare is going bankrupt because they’re offering no plan or solution to solve the problem.”

Ryan was also asked about calls for him to enter the presidential race. He acknowledged, “I get this quite a bit.” But, he said, “I really believe I can do more for this cause where I am right now as chairman of the House Budget Committee. I have no plans to do this—it takes an enormous undertaking to do this—and right now where I am at this moment, I need to focus on this budget fight we’re in. This summer we’re going to be spending a lot of time in budget fights and to me, that’s where I can make the biggest contribution to the debate right now.”