"There are those who reminded him of people who might have wanted the rain, but without the thunder and the lightning."
"If you create an opportunity for more than 30 million people in this country to have health insurance... the only business that I could see that gets hurt by this is the undertaker."
"But if I am dead because I couldn't get health care, can I come to your business?"
"I am all for everybody having health care. I totally agree with you on that. I think we disagree fundamentally on how you get there."
"The Tax Code is 10 times bigger than the bible with no good news."
"I applaud you for really paying wages that you can keep people, to be able to do the kind of job that needs to be done."
"We have an obligation and responsibility to do something about it."
"I believe that consumer protection, consumer education, is one of the most valuable functions that our government can perform for its citizenry."
"But I think a better question is, who is watching the banks? We certainly aren't."
"It seems pretty obvious that our priorities are somewhat backward."
"I believe that this agency is designed to function in the public interest and that you have demonstrated throughout your career that you are a public-interest-oriented individual"
"The current administration has not complied, and that is troubling on at least two fronts."