"The TARP bill was, of course, a huge government intervention in the marketplace, called for by President Bush."
"For 8 years, the President Bush pursued a failed ideology of trickle-down economics based on the theory that tax cuts for the very wealthy and an anything goes license on Wall Street would boost our e..."
"Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, two very distinguished economists who are often cited by Chairman Ryan, have demonstrated that economies hit by systemic fiscal crises don't, quote, snap back withi..."
"But even with the rescue of the financial industry, Main Street America was feeling the economic pain as millions of Americans were losing their jobs."
"It isn't government regulation that caused our economic woes."
"House Republicans seem to want to return America to the era of the robber barons."
"The Republican budget that this Committee adopted slashes Medicaid by over $1 trillion."
"One especially clear embodiment of the misplaced priorities of House Republicans is their hostility to clean energy."
"We believe that the economy works best when the government establishes the rules of the road, adopting sensible standards, protecting the middle class, promoting competition, and preventing corporate ..."
"Democrats have a more optimistic vision. We believe that the economy works best when the government establishes the rules of the road."
"The heartbreaking unemployment hurting American families today stems from the Republican philosophy that Wall Street banks should be allowed to operate free from regulation."