I think by anybody's definition that is significant.

I cannot imagine as the Secretary of Agriculture walking into OMB and saying to them, I want half of every increase in discretionary dollars in agriculture.

I think that is good information to have. But I could be a Cabinet member and my team could be coming to me and saying, 'We are on budget. We are on schedule. We are not moving the goalposts,' and I would report green.

Isn't there a way to put some streamline behind this, and because at the end of the day, it needs to get done, right?

Small businesses really are frustrated with Obamacare, very frustrated.

I would want to know that. And if I did know that, I would be telling somebody, my committee of jurisdiction, the President himself, 'There is a very serious problem here.'

Unfortunately, in my judgment, the agreement reached last year just didn't meet the standard.

One of my concerns is that, once the door opens, the temptation for other countries, other parts of the world, to squeeze that door further open and further open is just too great to pass up.

I am also going to tell you that what finds its way onto Dashboard is jaded. It is not accurate.

I believe the only acceptable solution for a nation with Iran's track-record is the full abandonment of their nuclear program.

Ultimately, I think that it is appropriate for people to say if you are in the IRS, you should pay your taxes.

It just defies common sense.

Now again, to the average American, the thought that you would--not you, but the IRS--would award an employee who is not paying their taxes is just incomprehensible.

It just boggles the mind.

It makes no sense to me. Like I said, it drives me crazy. It is such a waste of money.

I would welcome you to Nebraska sometime, and we will get a business roundtable together.

There is not an American that would understand that.

I can state unequivocally Congress never intended for nonfinancial end-users to be subject to costly margin requirements.

We ask that you improve transparency in our securities markets, uncover fraud and deception, without over-regulating our markets and hindering economic growth.

We have to make sure that we are executing on these key mission activities.

I cannot imagine sitting there having knowledge of something this important, this explosive, and not at least stopping by the ranking member's office or the chairman's office, or both, and saying, look, here is what is going on.

I would offer this, if you could take out the Nebraska file, and I hate to sound so parochial, but my office would be more than willing to work with you to see how we can make this program more relevant for our State.

It is disappointing to see that the IRS budget request this year is also equally unrealistic.

I think we all agree that sanctions can be a powerful tool and a useful tool in carrying out U.S. foreign policy and national security goals.

We especially need to do more for our country's small businesses.