We don't want people to stop fulfilling the core responsibilities of the financial system to help grow the economy.

This bipartisan legislation will help save taxpayer dollars by reining in wasteful overpayments from the Federal Government to individuals, organizations, and contractors.

I applaud the House for passing legislation today that supports these goals.

I believe that we have a special responsibility to be wise stewards of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars.

It's time to create conditions so that Americans who work hard can gain ground again.

I am very pleased that the United States Senate has decided to proceed to the financial regulatory bill by unanimous consent.

We talked about how our dependence on oil threatened our economy; but our will to act rose and fell with the price at the pump.

We've talked about how that dependence on oil from other countries threatens our economy.

People understand that a sensible way of doing it is important.

What I think is a mistake is when we start having local law enforcement officials empowered to stop people on the suspicion that they may be undocumented workers, because that carries a great amount of risk that core values we all care…

I've been attacked by immigration rights groups for being too tough on that front but obviously we still got to do more. We have to do more, though, in the context of a comprehensive plan that maintains our status as a nation of laws and a…

I thought it was fun.

We need real reforms in place to prevent those sorts of catastrophes from happening again.

I think that I can get a majority of Democrats to support a comprehensive approach.

timely support from the IMF and Europe to address Greece's economic difficulties

I am confident they will serve on the federal bench with distinction.

Today, we remember all those who have died, been injured, or become sick on the job, and we renew our commitment to ensure the safety of American workers.

It's time to act.