"I look forward to working with you in your new position. Hopeful to have a successful, bipartisan appropriations process this year, and let's pray that we can get it on time."
"If inflation becomes a problem, or if it becomes a more long-term issue for the country, we all know that that is going to have an impact on interest rates."
"Well, I know you did, and you sent a letter out on the issue after our conversation. I just want you to know how much I appreciate that, and that is the kind of response that we all really want from o..."
"We have a moral obligation to future generations to get our fiscal house in order."
"My dad always tells me that--and he is a wise guy--that you make your biggest mistakes in life under a couple of different conditions."
"Well, I am glad to hear a Federal--a director at one of our agencies say--admit that the private sector does do a lot of great things and we can learn from them."
"I think we need to start finding ways to reduce Federal spending."
"Using partisan tools such as reconciliation to force through the current majority's policies is not a long-term solution to our challenges."
"this is a form of generational theft. I mean, we are giving money out where there is not a definitive need, and we are going to ask future generations to pay for it."
"That spirit of unity and consensus should be continued as we work to advance appropriations bills in the coming months."
"But thank you for your time. And like all my colleagues, we look forward to the day that you can visit northwest Arkansas."