Let's not throw the entire baby out with the bath water and say we are going to eliminate the estate tax, all together.

This nation was founded on the principles that if you work hard and you put your sweat equity into something...

The estate tax was originally instituted to ensure that the very wealthiest families... could contribute back to that system.

As we say in Delaware, the only two words in Latin I know are carpe diem, or Carper diem, seize the day.

I think there was effort, and successful effort, to address each of those points.

thank you for the way you have conducted ourself in this role as our chairman, particularly with respect to this issue.

maybe those three Cs, communicate, collaborate and compromise, maybe we are about ready to seize the day.

I believe that is a legitimate concern and I think there is middle ground to be found.

I think some additional work on that would be appropriate.

I certainly want to say, I want to stop for a minute, Tom Udall has left the room, but you all just tell him I said, bravo.

David, thank you for your patience in working with me and a lot of other folks.

The best answer I have ever gotten to that question is the two Cs. The two Cs. Communicate and compromise.

I am opposed to 'dumb' regulations as well.

I would take an exception with Mr. Goodwin's comment that nobody likes regulatory compliance.

I think Mr. Goodwin even agreed with that--they hit harder on small businesses than the big guys.

I have members, I have constituents that are afraid to tell me and let me make public about outrageous actions by agencies because they fear the harassment and regulatory retaliation.

I totally disagree with that position.

The end result is we worry about global pollution supposedly, but the end result is we make that happen.