"I have opposed some of the solutions that have been promoted under President Bush and that appear to be continued."
"But I do not want to be reckless, overspending, and unprincipled either."
"I think the American people are far more focused on finding a responsible solution that will restore certainty to the market--uncertainty is not good--and growth to the economy."
"Many of these Main Street banks would like to pay back their TARP money to the Government and terminate their relationship with the Government."
"I do believe that as Secretary of the Treasury, with the kind of power that you have, you need to get out of the campaign mode."
"This budget at its base is more taxes, more spending, and more debt."
"if we don't do the Yucca that you have decided not to do, if we don't do that, we have a very real obligation to come forward with a positive plan."
"I have great confidence in your abilities, and if you will just sift through all these difficult issues and give us your honest evaluation of what makes sense, then I think that can be a big help to u..."
"Based on current projections and absent any catastrophic home price decline, FHA will not need to ask Congress and the American taxpayer for extraordinary assistance. There is no need for any bailout."
"And if I had five GM or Ford plants in my state I would oppose this bailout."
"This is only delaying their funeral."
"We haven't gotten an agreement. There are still a lot of different opinions. Mine is it's flawed from the beginning."
"The Paulson plan is a bad plan. It will not solve problems, it will create more problems."
"We hadn't gotten an agreement. There's still a lot of different opinions. Mine is, it's flawed from the beginning."
"I can't fathom why they seem so obsessed to ram through this flawed bill that the American people overwhelmingly reject."
"I think the president is wrong to push this piece of legislation so hard, after we have demonstrated the flaws that are in it. He needs to back off."
"Clearly, it would show that this is not the right place to place that money. They've wasted a lot of it already. And it's -- we're just wasting -- throwing money down a rat hole when we've got serious..."
"Oh, this was an oversight."
