I never gave anything to Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich in exchange for his appointment to the U.S. Senate.
Certainly no pay to play involved, because I don't have no money.
We have an economic situation that is dire.
Barack Obama has got to come up with a plan that says, ultimately, we will get rid of that.
All the gentlemen here understand both the pressures and possibilities of this office. And for me to have the opportunity to get advice, goo...
We must scour this budget line by line, eliminating what we don't need or what doesn't work.
The Congressional Budget Office announced that the deficit we are inheriting from this budget year will be $1.2 trillion. We know that our r...
You have people like Dick Durbin, who is running for reelection, you have people like Harry Reid, they have sizable black constituencies.
Thank you, Mr. President, for hosting us.
we can rebuild confidence and trust in our economy and our markets.
Our problem is not just a deficit of dollars, it's a deficit of accountability, and a deficit of trust.
Meeting the challenges of rebuilding our economy and bringing a new sense of responsibility to Washington isn't just about rearranging numbe...
We can't have two administrations running foreign policy at the same time.
And in the short-term, we will actually see potentially additions to the deficit.
We must scour this budget.
I am doing everything that we have to do to make sure that the day that I take office, we are prepared to engage immediately.
I think it's important for us to have transparency in how the money is spent.
We are going to bring a long-overdue sense of responsibility and accountability to Washington.
