"Whenever I hear about imperfections in the marketplace I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market guy."
"I would not that the Federal Government did not outlaw eight track cassettes."
"This is absolutely ludicrous. People in Idaho are just astonished that the Federal Government is telling them what kind of light bulbs they've got to put home."
"Whenever I hear about `imperfections in the marketplace,' I hate hearing that because I'm a free market guy, an open market guy. But the only thing that troubles me more is the government trying to fi..."
"When I heard that they were going to mandate... these mercury bulbs in every home in America... Has anybody looked at the EPA recommendations?"
"As in 'The Silver Blaze,' where Sherlock Holmes solved the crime by noticing that the dog did not bark, I would consider the absence of all discourse on mercury irresponsible, highly suspect and key t..."
"I want to commend you, Mr. Chairman, and Ranking Member Murkowski for re-introducing this bill."
"this law was not very well vetted out in the public; they were going to put these mercury bulbs in every home, in every school in America, in hospitals."
"I guarantee you, that is not gonna happen."
"I can tell you, I sincerely appreciate the difficult Rubik's Cube you're dealing with here."
"I understand the proposition that they want to stay in power and they do everything they can--that's their single objective."