we are essentially putting on our children's backs a debt which they can never get out from underneath.
I think what we have done is destroyed the ability of the Congress to come together.
If we had not done the first TARP, we would have faced an outright economic collapse.
I believe that build-up of debt fundamentally threatens the economic security of this country. I believe it in my bones.
We are on, as a Nation, an unsustainable fiscal course.
I have been part of a group that was dubbed by the media 'the Gang of 10'... that advocated a comprehensive approach to reducing our depende...
We must also address climate change. The scientific consensus is clear.
I do not believe it has ever been more clear that our Nation's economic and national security are directly linked to our energy policy.
This addiction to foreign oil is a direct threat to our national security.
I just spent the last year and a half getting a farm bill passed, and we paid for the farm bill.
Please don't be drawing lines in the sand.
I hope people are open to understanding that, you know, everybody has their own view, but to accomplish big things takes compromise around h...
All politics is local.
Those who suggest it was not fiscally responsible, I do not think they are very aware of the history.
I have tried to say that publicly. But, you know, we have got a responsibility here, too.
I have had enough colleagues now tell me that about enough provisions in this budget to absolutely assure we cannot pass a budget.
I find it unlikely that climate change legislation will pass that does not have some allocations reserved for especially hard-hit industries...
I do believe there are important priorities here in energy, reducing our dependence on foreign energy.
