All Quotes

As in 'The Silver Blaze,' where Sherlock Holmes solved the crime by noticing that the dog did not bark, I would consider the absence of all discourse on mercury irresponsible, highly suspect and key to the argument.

When I heard that they were going to mandate... these mercury bulbs in every home in America... Has anybody looked at the EPA recommendations?

It is important for us to try and work together with our friends in the environmental community.

Rather than allowing members of Congress to dictate what light bulbs must be used in every American's home, my legislation allows the market to work.

It gives consumers the option to decide what works best for them and avoids that one-size-fits-all approach that Washington should reject.

If legislators in a state like California want to force a light bulb mandate on its citizens, that's fine by me.

It is the sort of 'Washington knows better' approach that was soundly rejected by the American people.

We are very pleased that you included in S. 398 the consensus agreement establishing for the first time an efficiency standard for heat pump pool heaters.

While the Dodd-Frank Act missed a great opportunity to merge the SEC and CFTC and stop the bifurcation of the futures and securities markets there is no reason why we shouldn't push for more coordination, consistent rules, and budgetary…

I understand the need that the agency has, and, in fact, I see the benefit of making sure that the agency has the resources to do its job and to do its job effectively, efficiently, and well.

I completely agree with the comments that the Chairman made about how important the functions of the SEC are.

And how does that process work? It seems to me that that would be incredibly important to make sure, first of all, that a cost-benefit analysis is done, and that you seek the objective of having the least burdensome solution that you can…

The Dodd-Frank Act, in my opinion, missed a great opportunity to merge the SEC and the CFTC and stop the bifurcation of the futures and securities markets

I am one of those who would like to see Dodd-Frank slowed down, and, frankly, think that we made a mistake when we passed the Dodd-Frank legislation.

All agencies and programs should be prepared to sacrifice. All budgets have to be on the table.

Well, that is good, because you actually contemplated my next question, which was would it not be a good idea, even though it is not binding, for the agency to, or the Commission to pursue the objectives, one of which is to achieve the…

The potential harm to our already weak economy and the public from ill-conceived rules, in my opinion, cannot be understated

It was recently announced that we are yet facing another record Federal deficit at $1.6 trillion.