Is there anybody on the panel that disagrees with the statement that we need to put more money into our national infrastructure needs?
I think the Home Loan Banks do an excellent job overall. And I just want to say thank you on behalf of my constituents and myself for what y...
You are telling me that it is not a result of the FHLB policy; it is a result of the market?
Whenever the Government reaches into my pocket--and I am a liberal, by the way, I don't mind this--that is a tax.
If we just did it straight up, either through a gas tax or a vehicle mile, or the 10 other proposals that are on the table, the long-term be...
I believe the government has a role to play in drawing lines, saying, 'You can't cross this line,' for a lot of people.
But I have no interest whatsoever in driving up your costs on unnecessary, duplicative regulation. That is stupid. I am not interested in th...
I happen to think that, no matter what the number is, I think our infrastructure system is crumbling, and we are turning into a Third World ...
Recognize that the success of dedicated funding, financing methodologies, and partnerships are all dependent on the identification and stabi...
At the same time, I won't speak for my colleagues but I have heard it from numerous Members of Congress, including myself, I hear it all the...
So you think we need more money for the Highway Trust Fund.
Mr. Chairman, thank you. I didn't realize you were going to put me ahead of yourself.
The swipe fee thing was a present to America from the United States Senate.
There was no right to make a profit if there is mistreatment of the customers.
I think you misrepresented it very substantially.
I think some of those things had as much relationship to the real economy as fantasy football does to what happens on Sunday afternoon.
Nothing in that bill tightens them.
I am very proud that we restrained the kind of credit default swaps that AIG engaged in with no ability to repay.
