"It's curious to me that that turns out to be the very word that the lack of prosecution hinges upon, is intent, even though the statute doesn't require intent."
"I would point out that most of the rest of America is aware of that, and including her political supporters, who will continually say that they will support her even though she lied publicly."
"Davis-Bacon wages, for example, make highway construction projects 20 percent more expensive than they would otherwise be."
"Imagine the harm it would do to the most vulnerable members of our society if the funding for these programs were held hostage to yearly budget negotiations."
"I want to pose a question off of that. And that is, and I have watched different places around the world as, it looks like a group of people loses its work ethic over time."
"It cannot be done."
"Mandatory spending for programs like Social Security and Medicare is simply based on the need to ensure stability in these and other vital programs."
"I believe the only way to ensure Congress acts with fiscal restraint over the long term is to pass a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution."
"So probably the Protestant work ethic would be some of that, and I recognize that."
"Is our borrowing capacity getting limited, and if so is it a percentage of GDP?"
"I appreciate that answer, because in the end of this, it is a political question before this United States Congress."