But he's been -- this guy -- the World Series (INAUDIBLE), he's a 350 hitter and that he's gotten smoked by every curve ball he's seeing.

When Newt Gingrich makes more sense than everybody else put together, you probably got a problem.

I was here when President Reagan was elected, and we were facing very severe circumstances, and we had 10.6, 10.8 percent unemployment.

It is amazing to me now to hear the complaint that one part of this bill at least is not being implemented fast enough because if the Republicans had their way it would not have been in the books at all.

The problem with the recession, and I hear this from small businesses, probably more than anything last year by the way, more than anything, was the lack of availability of credit because the value of their collateral had gone down.

The bottom line is this: All Small Business Lending Fund banks, whether they receive TARP or not, must increase loans to small business to keep their rates low.

It requires a sense of urgency in addressing those issues.

If we matched the recovery during the Reagan years, we would have had approximately 16 million jobs created.

It is actually a tax on income over a million, and I just want to get that straight.

I have always thought we had a silly policy in regard to Cuba, a unilateral sanction, particularly when it comes to food and medicine and agriculture commodities.

It is important to note, however, Treasury estimates that $4 billion invested in community banks will lead to small business lending ranging from $9 billion to $16 billion over the next two years.

I share Senator Snowe's frustration in that part.

We have to overcome a filibuster, get it done.

What we are desperately trying to do is to provide support for small businesses.

It cannot be done by Congress alone. It should be the President and the Congress working together, both branches.

I am hearing from everybody, regardless of size, and that is all I am indicating to you, Mr. Secretary.

I just want to get that straight for the record.

It needs to be a bipartisan, bicameral bill.