"I was disappointed early in the Administration when we augmented the IMF with $105 billion but did not demand the suspension of Iran from the IMF."
"I would hope that before we do anything else to help the IMF, we insist, at a minimum, that Iran not be given any additional special drawing rights."
"The journey starts with us designating them all--"
"The constraint is a lack of public support for foreign aid, which is the most controversial part of our budget."
"There is very substantial support in America for aid to Armenia."
"I have long advocated the strongest possible sanctions on Iran due to its terrorism."
"I want to commend you on everything you have done to keep short and long interest rates as low as possible."
"Do you agree that allowing Iranian access to SWIFT undermines U.S. national security objectives?"
"Let me assure you that every institution of the Federal Government that is typically involved in national security policy would like to see Iran as financially isolated as possible."
"I would think another decline in housing prices, or a failure to stabilize them and get them inching upward would be very bad for the economy, at least for the people I represent."
"Are any of you aware of any treaty ratified by the Senate that commits us to spend over $1 billion a year in aid to the Egyptian military?"
"But other than that, I haven't heard anybody in the room come up with a reason why that $1.3 billion is helping the United States."