"I believe that the President has sent us two good nominees. One, we have waited a long time on the Vice Chairman of Supervision for the Fed--Mr. Quarles, Mr. Otting--and I think they are outstanding nominees."
"I believe we have a distinguished group here from Mr. Compton to Mr. Campbell."
"I am also proud of all of the nominees for accepting the responsibility of Federal service."
"The Administration needs these people. I call this a sterling group."
"I hope you and Senator Brown can expedite these nominees as soon as possible."
"Overall, very positive in the country?"
"What significance is the continuing lower price of oil and gas in our economy?"
"I do not believe that expansions die of old age."
"This economy has been in an expansionist mood for quite some time."
"Certainty is important."
"I think we're going to keep bipartisan support. I'm going to give all I can, I believe the Senator from New Hampshire will, too, just like Senator Mikulski and I did work together."