"I guess I feel sad for some of my colleagues across the aisle, especially the freshmen, who are not here."
"We have met the enemy, and he is us."
"Good healthy discussion. Thank you, Representative Davidson for your comments, and your desire to seek improvement in our process."
"Ladies and gentlemen, nations go to war on imperfect information, and the decisions that we make here impact people's lives very closely, very intimately."
"But I think it is outrageous for people to question your integrity or the CBO's integrity..."
"It is a major concern. One of my big concerns has always been interest rate risk."
"It is not unprecedented that Federal bureaucracy sometimes allow personal bias to enter into their decisions."
"I hope my constituents back in West Texas know that we are staying late and doing the work of the people."
"But you agree with me that that would impact the borrowing of this country? The cost?"
"it is not about process, it is how the democracy works."
"when Congress enacts a law, you need a new law to change the old law, and that new law needs to go through the same process as the old law."