Thank you, Mr. Tonko. I notice that we still have a minute. I see my Republican colleagues are going to take the floor in a few moments. If I recall last week when they did this, they said the answer lies in doing away with regulations…

I would hope that they don't want to eliminate the regulations that we put in place to bring Wall Street under control. But regulations are a small part of the overall problem. There is a large number of other issues, some of which we've…

Thank you. I really hadn't noticed, but they almost parallel. One is right on top of the other. You can put that blue line, and it copies the red line that is the growth in the American trade deficit. I want to just deal with this China…

Well, that American Dream is going to be held back by unfair trade policies that are seriously harming the American economy. Early on, I put this up. I don't know that you were here at the time. This is the American trade deficit. Much of…

Thank you very much for the opportunity to share with those folks that are watching C-SPAN--and hopefully there are many--some of the issues that really confront America today. We just heard an hour discussion on the fate of the American…

There are so many pieces to this puzzle. You've talked about the research; you've talked about the support of new businesses, particularly in the clean energy sector. As we discuss those things, I keep thinking about what is happening, I…

The reigniting of the American Dream is going to depend upon, once again, those small businesses out there, the entrepreneurs who are willing to take the risks, willing to take their concept and their idea and put it into a business. Along…

Well, that reigniting of the American Dream will be dependent upon two factors, that is, the public, the small businesses, the entrepreneurs putting together their businesses. And at the same time, it's going to be dependent upon public…

I'll give you another example of how policy can change what has happened. For a long, long time, we would send our tax dollars overseas to buy buses, railcars, light rail, ferryboats, and the like. Every one of us who buys gasoline or…

Beyond that, let's talk about the specific policies that we've been discussing here in the House--legislation that has been introduced--that will bring back the American manufacturing sector because, indeed, it was specific laws that were…

Most everything that occurs, there are winners and there are losers. And the task at hand is to find a way in which there are winners and winners.

if we want to do something besides just yak back and forth across these various hearings we could focus on innovative solutions such as this one that you have just recommended.