George Lemieux

We can't say we're going to just freeze spending. We have to cut spending.

Certainly if one of our military ships was fired upon by the North Koreans, we would consider it an act of war, wouldn't we?

It's not only important at an economic level, but it has enormous strategic consequences as well.

Freight rail takes trucks off the road; it is clean; it is efficient; it's safe; and it plays a big part in Florida.

The last thing we want is to build half of a high-speed rail corridor.

I think that rail, both on the passenger and freight side, needs to have an ever more prominent role in transportation in this country.

The idea that we can create mega-corridors between Orlando and Tampa, that's going to create jobs, it's going to create great economic synergies.

America has too often been chasing the future rather than working to shape it.

We need to have not just diplomatic help for Mexico, but we need to have, like we did with Colombia, a military-to-military strong relationship now so that they can fight back what has really become an existential threat to that government.

It falls upon the United States to shoulder the burden in issues such as terrorism and dealing with rogue countries.

Asia is where the action is going forward, and we need to be a player, not on the sidelines.

All accidents are preventable. A little bit, I get the feeling that 'We're doing the best we can' from you.

There is no reason that your losses should be treated differently than losses that occur when someone has a tragedy like this on the land versus on the water.

It is hard to believe that the response is this anemic.

Mr. President, when this oil washes up on shore, when we have failed to respond to the offers of assistance from foreign countries, it's not just oil that's washing up on shore. It's failure.

we're like that old commercial. The other countries are Avis. They're number two, and they try harder. And we're Hertz. We think we're number one, and we don't try harder.

We need modern and enforceable immigration policies that afford an opportunity for us to retain the best and brightest minds who come here seeking higher learning.

We need to make sure that the tax environment is of the sort that's going to promote innovation.

This is not a partisan issue; this is about the competitiveness of this country.

I think if we get both right, we would see that rising tide lift all boats.

We also need the kind of flexibility in our regulatory framework that recognizes that government should foster, rather than stifle, the entrepreneurial spirit.

the U.S. was in the lead for a long time, and, frankly, we're no longer in the lead in global innovation and competitiveness.

We have a responsibility in the Congress to work toward ensuring Americans have every opportunity to compete in the world marketplace.

regulatory certainty or predictability... when things are unpredictable, businesses freeze up and tend not to act.