Business needs certainty and predictability. That is one of the first things I ever learned as a cub State treasurer at the age of 29. I will take that with me to the grave.

We waited on this current Administration way too long to nominate somebody of his quality.

I think both Democrats and Republicans believe it is important to continue to protect our environment as we go through permitting reform.

Hopefully, the Federal Reserve, which was AWOL for frankly too much of this year, they have now started doing their job.

I am going to ask you to be very brief in your response.

You are talking to a Committee that is chaired by someone who has a State with 300 chickens for every person.

None of it, nothing that is this adventurous, this transformative, it won't be perfect.

I love my job. I feel so lucky at any time to actually be here, involved with this climate change, trying to strengthen our economy, tame inflation.

If it is true, it ain't bragging.

There is no silver bullet. No silver bullet, but there are a lot of silver BBs.

This guy named Putin in Russia who is a no good guy, he has invaded a little country and is killing literally dozens, scores of people every day, innocent people.

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We would rather be involved in the dialogue at the front end as opposed to the back end.

Thank you for the great work you did, and frankly, just about everybody on this Committee and our staffs, on the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill.

One of my favorite sayings is, flattery won't hurt you if you don't inhale.

If you want to help people, the best way is to make sure they have a job and to make sure that businesses that are doing good work are providing those job opportunities.

We are determined to stop both of those countries, both of those bullies, from being successful in what they are trying to do.

Almost every time, the witnesses would say, more oversight.