I think it has created sound fiscal policy in Ohio, and it has worked for decades.
There is nothing in a biennial budget that prevents supplemental or budget correction bills.
the annual appropriations process is broken.
These rules, I will admit are a responsible request from this Congress, from Dodd-Frank, but Section 619, in my opinion,...
I think Section 619 was a mistake, and I think that is where the problem lies, that our request to you was a mistake.
I believe this will restrict capital, I believe it will drive up the cost of loans, and I believe it will make our finan...
I think that is becoming evident to all of us. It will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs.
So the swap line is about direct American exposure in that regard?
You know, I asked earlier about this notion of what happens with Greece.
I thank the ranking member.
The economic risk is real to the American taxpayer. It is a question of the magnitude of that risk.
The longer we wait, the larger the write-downs will be, but that is being stymied...
Either way, Europe must reform itself.
I don't think there is anybody on this planet at this point that thinks the Greeks are going to pay back 100 Euro cents ...
What we're doing works, but we don't really necessarily have the tools and the authority.
The President has endorsed this bill.
I would ask the question, if you had one bullet left, would you use it for the American economy?
The truth is that the mission of government matters, but reckless decisions have made it harder to fulfill that mission.