Joe Courtney actually said...

"I think frankly that was the power of the President's message when he was on the road which is that people were seeing home mortgage rates at 3 percent and kids were going to see their rates go up to ..."

"Hopefully we can find that sweet spot to try and adjust the system."

"we all benefit from it and it is a social benefit that we shouldn't allow arbitrary budget rules to necessarily interfere with."

"We need to focus on common sense solutions that would reduce the deficit while preserving the important programs."