I will say, will be very quotable on the Senate floor, and I thank you for doing that.
the two sponsors of the bill oppose the Durbin amendment. All the regulators have concerns. Community banks have concerns.
And again, if you had an encyclopedia and there was a photo of a community banker, it would be Tommy Whittaker.
All have castigated the Durbin Amendment. All have asked us to look at it with more study.
I think there are legitimate concerns that people on both sides of the aisle have.
So we've had zero discussions about our involvement in building democratic institutions post-Qadhafi, whenever that occurs?
If you break it, you own it.
So we started this no-fly zone to make it a fair fight, and my understanding is we're pulling out our A-10s and our AC-130s now.
I hope the congressional schedule won't be used again as a discussion point.
I will continue to partner with my Congressional colleagues to identify cuts we can make.
But, my first priority is to support those programs that help small businesses create jobs.
A budget is a moral document. It shines a light on what the priorities of our government are.
The American people and certainly the people of the Third District of Tennessee understand this problem.
The cause of this problem is not a lack of revenue; it is increased spending.
I sincerely think that H.R. 1 was a good start in addressing this problem.
There is a very real sense that we might be the first generation of Americans to pass along an America in worse shape than the one we inheri...
The public is ready for action. I hear it in every town hall meeting and in almost every constituent discussion.
Atomic energy has just been subjected to one of the harshest possible tests and the impact on people and the planet has been small.
