"I filed 20 or 30 civil rights cases to desegregate schools and political organizations and county commissions when I was United States Attorney."
"We are not going to misrepresent any nominee's record and we're not going to lie about it."
"There is no free lunch. Debts have to be repaid."
"Many of these Main Street banks would like to pay back their TARP money to the Government and terminate their relationship with the Government."
"the interest on the debt today, the $10 trillion or so that we have today? About $200 billion."
"Those debts are burdens this economy is going to have to carry, and we should keep this thing as lean and as productive as absolutely possible."
"I was very troubled, and President Bush was criticized greatly for a $412 billion deficit in fiscal year 2004."
"I did not support President Bush's 'send out the check' program, and I think the chart that was shown earlier indicated that it did not do much for the economy."
"if we don't do the Yucca that you have decided not to do, if we don't do that, we have a very real obligation to come forward with a positive plan."
"This budget at its base is more taxes, more spending, and more debt."
"I do believe that as Secretary of the Treasury, with the kind of power that you have, you need to get out of the campaign mode."