"It is very easy for him to vote against a bill that would prevent a major recession from hitting Los Angeles."
"Another thing I think we all agree on is we want the Federal Government to take as little risk as possible and the private sector to take as much of that risk as possible."
"I am waiting for my Republican colleagues to convert to Democrats. It is not that hard."
"When I talk to everybody in my district, they want jobs, small businesses want capital."
"This bill that we are talking about today is either a very small bill in its importance or a very large one."
"How much higher is that going to be without the government guarantee?"
"What does the secondary mortgage market look like to you if there is no government guarantee of long-term fixed-rate mortgages?"
"What does it do to the value of homes in this country if for the vast majority of buyers, the interest rate is three-quarters of a point higher than it would be otherwise?"
"I commend you for requiring reports every 4 months."
"It is critical that we stop Iran's nuclear program."
"We have to create a circumstance where the regime in Tehran has to choose between its nuclear weapons program and regime survival."