I think Congress has indeed been flexible.

now is the time for the United States to promote a policy of 'resist and deter' rather than 'acquiesce and deter'

I really appreciate your strong leadership.

I too am extremely hopeful that the current diplomatic process can produce a solution.

What I am trying to figure out as I listened to this very interesting dialogue between the Senators and each of you, is this: I kind of look at this as maybe a little bit black and white.

It just astounds me how we think all of the best solutions are here in Washington with a Federal approach.

Yes, and I am going to be very direct again. You and I are going to have an easy time agreeing that there are a lot of ways to be self-interested.

I just don't think we should do that lightly.

I think you would have 50 Governors in those seats back there ready to come to the table to chew on us about that.

If I took your argument to a logical extreme, the solution to all the world's problems is to pass a Federal law that preempts every State law on every subject.

I would hate to have this get swept along on this whole issue of systemic risk management when really I think there is a pretty important States rights issue here.

I do not notice any political agenda here.

I tend to favor the council. The idea of the Federal Reserve I think is just fraught with a lot of problems.

I think you are going to need a good, sound resolution mechanism.

I find that shocking. I just find that amazingly shocking that that would have happened without that information being out there.

If the United States passes this bill, we are not going to impact temperature in any significant degree.

We work on issues to try to help the lives of veterans who have given so much to our country.

Vote no on cap and trade.

I want to say thank you. Thank you for your many, many years of service.

I said yesterday on the Senate floor it is no consolation to stand with one foot in the campfire, one foot in the ice bucket and say, on average, I am in good shape.

Poor Tom Vilsack has to go out there with that testimony and try to convince farmers on a hope and a prayer.

With many years of experience in dealing with them, they are not positioning. Ask our pork producers. Ask them about poultry. They are not positioning. On the last day, China will look out for China.

Those weren't the promises made. You know, the promises made were very vastly different on the economic stimulus package than what you are trying to sell me on today.

I am not happy with where we are at. I think there is a lot more to be done.

You always inherit something, and you know what? You are going to leave something behind for the next people.