The stimulus didn't work. We were promised 8 percent unemployment; we are way beyond that.

I think there has got to be a realization that this is not our money, this is taxpayers' money.

Do you not understand that that could be a little troubling? That a decision is made that could have potentially a serious financial implication?

Government is here for a reason. And if you let insurance companies self-regulate, God help us all.

the practices going on in America today among health insurance are the most anticompetitive that we have.

that's one of the most important things that we can be discussing right now, because there's a lot of anticompetition in the healthcare marketplace.

I cannot think of any piece of legislation that is more important than a six-year, fully funded transportation infrastructure bill that would help jump-start the economy and provide jobs.

I want to thank Congressman Dent and Congressman Olson for introducing H.R. 3093, the General Aviation Security Enhancement Act of 2009.

We supported the Mica amendment because it struck the right balance between national security and due process.

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Absolutely. No. And I agree with you.

I think you need to be commended for it, you really do.

I think you are, frankly, hitting a very important issue.

Well, obviously, it isn't working.

Well, Mr. Chairman, if--any other questions from me would be superfluous. I think we've seen there's an inability of the system to react to a circumstance to try to head it off in the first place.

So, is the FTC impotent to attack these scams?

Sounds like we've got a lot of work on this to do, Mr. Chairman, to protect consumers from scams.

The purpose of this hearing is to see if the U.S. Government is protecting the consumer in these down times.