"We tend to tax the little guys with taxes that are hard to attribute."
"There are at least a couple of functions played by our tax system."
"I think that if the economy continues to be weak, that something like that x-tax should get broad bipartisan support."
"There are some things about our current monetary policy that trouble me."
"I believe that the market still has a very high degree of regard, very high regard for Chairman Bernanke, but I believe it is not as solidly entrenched as it was under Greenspan."
"I want to give particular thanks and a shout-out to Senator Klobuchar."
"We set tough standards for visa processing times."
"We require the State Department to develop premium processing to expedite issuance of tourist and business visas."
"It is a completely bipartisan bill in the spirit with trying to get things done in a bipartisan way."
"We encourage the State Department to issue Chinese visitor visas that last longer than the current one-year maximum."
"We permit Canadian snowbirds to stay here for 60 more days a year."
"At the outset, I'd like to speak in support of the Scofield Land Transfer Act, which, if passed, would resolve an issue that has existed for more than a decade."