"I sincerely believe that there are some products... that could be banned, that could be stopped, that could be disallowed."
"I thank you for basically the way that you pay attention to the Members and try and help work through their problems."
"We think that it is--we know it is an extremely difficult problem, and it is going to impact these areas even more."
"What would any of you suggest that we should include in legislation that would prevent this kind of action?"
"I agree with that impression."
"I basically take the position that the government, perhaps, should not be involved in deciding the compensation for executives of these companies."
"I appreciate that advice and that information. I am looking to play a role in some of this reform."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I would like to begin by thanking you and Speaker Pelosi for your leadership in this area."
"the 100-1 unequal treatment is not justified. Our laws should reflect the evidence of harm to society."
"For too many years, unjustified disparate treatment of crack and powder cocaine has had a racially disproportionate and unjust impact upon on poor people and minority communities."
"I cannot reconcile that we require judges to be qualified."
"Let me just say that I wish that we as elected officials had the courage to deal with difficult issues."