04/09/2013
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"We in the Congress are a bit intimidated by the Fed. We tend to accept everything."
"we have an absolute duty to serve the children effectively, and we need to make sure every dollar we spend is wisely used to get a good result."
"The matters that we are facing today have been made substantially worse by the fact that the President has blocked defense planning to make this happen."
"It seems to me that the President ought to be leading, as Dr. Meltzer said, and helping us to reach an accord on some of these issues where we can make some improvements."