the establishment and expansion of voluntary home visitation programs for low-income parents with young children.

it is one of the least safe major pieces of infrastructure to travel in the United States.

there would be sustained growth within our tri-State region and the creation of 83,000 permanent jobs.

I would represent, having been here the last several years, that this Congress has not passed, and no President has signed, any single provision that has raised taxes for the last several years or the next two.

In most places outside Washington, D.C., those would seem to be two wildly contradictory points.

So, one could suggest, with a fair degree of certainty, that was it not for the insurance, and not for the payments, that the foreclosure rates would be higher than what they currently are?

It actually drove people off of health insurance, because of the increased state mandates, and in fact, 44 of 47 carriers left the state.

I am reminded of Frederick Douglass, who said he knew one thing if he didn't know anything else, and that is that in this world, we may not get everything that we pay for, but we most certainly will pay for everything that we get.

Let's assume that we do all of the things that Mr. Potter talked about earlier in terms of streamlining, staff reductions, but let's also assume that we do not pass H.R. 22.

I won't take 5 minutes, because I don't believe that you can actually get blood out of a turnip.

We greatly appreciate the efforts of Representatives John McHugh and Danny Davis, who introduced H.R. 22.

So the Board of Governors is in fact cognizant and displays sensitivity to the increasing concern about the issue?

I believe that Congress can act to provide some immediate breathing room at no cost to taxpayers by supporting the bill that I have co-sponsored with Representative John McHugh of New York.

I do appreciate the efforts that the Postal Service is making.

We certainly share the Postmaster General's confidence in the future viability of the Postal Service, with help, obviously, from Congress as we have requested.

Times have changed. The national economy is in a recession and there is no place more reflective of that than the economic reality of the Postal Service.

The most important piece of legislation Congress should enact is H.R. 22, introduced by Representatives John McHugh and Danny Davis.

I don't believe that you can actually get blood out of a turnip.

if he is frustrated, then I must be devastated because when I look at the Chicago experience and I look at the fact that we have actually gotten worse by 95 additional days

continuing resolutions do hamper movement into projected budget activity for the coming year or even the year that we might be in.

charity begins at home and spreads abroad, so I have got to be concerned about Chicago.

It is not true that these individuals do not pay taxes. They may not pay one kind of tax, but they pay other taxes, and that's my point.

I think the most important point to stress is that nobody loses coverage. People have choices, and they only change coverage if they feel that what they're changing to is better or more affordable.

Thank you Mr. President for having the audacity to propose a budget that invests in early childhood education.

I think your point about osteoporosis prevention is very well taken.