"I did listen to his entire testimony, and my interpretation was that he was suggesting that if Orange County made some bad mistakes and they kind of swallowed hard and dealt with it, then these jurisdictions should do the same thing."
"I think those are the tough decisions you have to make every day, and clearly those decisions keep coming."
"Through reforms to our nation's health care system, investments in our children's education and development of a productive American green jobs industry, the United States will regain its economic foo..."
"We cannot continue to be the only industrialized nation without a clear industrial and labor policy."
"I urge the Committee to strongly consider adopting the President's request to reform our health care system"
"Job growth critical to jumpstarting our economy by keeping our youth, including those most at risk of becoming disconnected from the labor force, employed"
"The minimal oversight of these products by the FDA poses a significant danger to consumers and is, frankly, an embarrassment."
"If we do not provide adequate funding for food safety regulation, an inevitable and catastrophic contamination outbreak will be not a matter of if, but when."
"I hope that you will do that, and we will attempt to act more quickly."
"What do we have to do to make sure that everyone who has received TARP money is required to respond to you?"
"Your report that basically made the case that we were short-changed in the original contracts that were made with the banks is pretty astonishing."