If this is the way Wall Street and AIG and all the others continue to do business, we cannot help with any amount of money we put forth to them.

We should not be financing one dime of bonuses for AIG employees, for executives whose actions took the form of reckless endangerment.

Mr. Chairman, I certainly concur that deferring tax increases during tough economic times is a really good idea; and thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I am from Wyoming, which is the lowest population State in the Nation and the ninth largest in terms of surface area.

So my question, Dr. Atkinson, is how can we ensure fair treatment for rural Western States whose low population alone does not tell the whole story of their significance to our highway system?

The recipients of these bonuses will not be able to keep all of their money.

Senator Levin and Senator McCain, you both asked me about that and I look forward to going over that with you.

I'm very glad you confirmed that our missile defense system is 'an effective system' able to defend against a North Korea missile threat, and I strongly agree with you.

I think it is a wise investment in these economic down times that we live in here at home.

I think the critical--it is the recognition that we see increasingly throughout the country that part of what fuels this violence in Mexico are the flows of weapons and money south.

I was very encouraged and excited after our meeting that we can contribute to what I think is an important dialog when it comes to the war on our Southern border.

I am a strong proponent of solar thermal plants.

These are enormously important issues. It sounds like you are moving in the right direction.

It's up to this Congress and up to the administration as well to move forward aggressively in terms of making the solar and renewable energy dreams a reality.

I think it would show the whole world the seriousness of what we believe in and our ability to go forward.

I think one of the most underestimated aspects of the conflict in Iraq was the assistance that the Kuwaiti Government provided us with.

It's been reported, for example, that the daily demand for truck deliveries into Afghanistan will increase by some 50 percent as an additional 17,000 troops deploy to the country.

America depends on cheap abundant energy.