we also need to be smart about how we do it.

this cut would lead to the loss of 3,500 more jobs in Rhode Island.

if we don't do this, it is counterproductive. People are going to lose their jobs.

if things are worth having, they are worth paying for.

I think we should build on the bipartisanship we have.

if we don't act, it is terribly counterproductive, 620,000 jobs lost in 2012 alone.

Some people here in Washington don't seem to be able to distinguish between those two kinds of spending.

If confirmed as the Assistant Secretary, what would be your top priorities during your tenure besides the national park for Delaware?

I just want to say that I hope with your help and the help of my colleagues here in the Senate and over at the House, we hope to change that.

I think we both agree they are both important.

I have introduced legislation again in this Congress with the Department of Interior... to try to create a national park in our State.