"It feels like generation theft that my kids and grandkids cannot enjoy the benefits that we have had in place since 1913."
"But we are in a crisis. The economy is fragile. And we need to be practical."
"The average non-homeowning family in this country has an average net worth, value of everything they own in the world, of under $5,000."
"If I were starting a new country, I would not have it. I don't think it is ideal tax policy."
"I don't think there are 50 votes to get rid of it."
"The mortgage interest deduction is going nowhere. The sun will disappear before it goes away."
"I wish the gentleman from New Jersey was right and Dodd-Frank completely eliminated too-big-to-fail."
"The record should show that when I say only the 10 largest markets, that was facetious."
"if it is not in the appropriations bill, it is never going to become law."
"We need to reform the Atomic Energy Act, and I commend the chairwoman for her decision to introduce legislation to do just that."
"We hope Japanese authorities get the upper hand and resolve this crisis. The people of Japan are in our prayers."