"I am going to start out with my favorite subject every time we have a farm bill up, on farm payment limitations."
"It is my belief that the USDA's discretionary use of CCC undercuts this Committee farm bill process."
"It would help a lot if the President would quit demagoguing the Social Security issue the way he has in recent weeks."
"Lawmakers should address the projected trust fund shortfalls in a timely way in order to phase in necessary changes gradually and give workers and beneficiaries time to adjust to them."
"Only Congress has the power to approve treaties."
"Member Grassley."
"This administration has dramatically missed inflation for two years in a row."
"the more Congress borrows and spends, the higher interest rates will have to go up, and ultimately, it's families and small businesses that will suffer the economic consequences."
"Clearly, we aren't going to be able to tax our way out of the current fiscal mess."
"Nobody believes that. People know about the trillions spent in spending binge of the last Congress, and the costly administrative actions."
"Let's actually do our job and have the Budget Committee mark up a budget resolution."