"I call the Committee to order. Today, we are here to discuss how investing in our public infrastructure can help to strengthen our economic recovery and create well-paying jobs for American workers."
"We can't settle for second place. We need to do better."
"I would like to commend Chairman Dodd on taking the initiative to explore this important and innovative idea and move it toward enactment."
"I think we should countervail with currency intervention of a like magnitude."
"I think we should pursue that."
"I do not think that was an accident."
"Frankly, there are historical examples where that kind of approach has not produced the best results."
"I think that would correct the current disequilibrium."
"I want to thank you for championing this issue and pressing it as you have."
"Thank you, Senator."
"I think one of the things I feel strongly--I am looking at my own State of Connecticut where you have got to have an income of $20 an hour on average to afford a two-bedroom apartment, a rental unit."