"Senator Braun, we just do not have the political will to do it."
"It really begs the question of why do we want more Federal Government to be involved in any of this."
"Childcare is something that I think employers definitely are trying to find what the right solution is."
"The idea that we want to commandeer something else again at the Federal level."
"Currently, every additional dollar we spend here, we borrow it, and 30 percent of our budget in general is borrowed."
"It is inappropriate for Congress to weigh in on labor disputes which are properly being resolved through the judicial system."
"I do not believe the Budget Committee has jurisdiction over matters involving labor practices across our country."
"This hearing is what I call the dream Democrat political parlay, where members can be pro-union, anti-Wall Street and anti-mining production all in one hearing."
"The Budget Committee or Congress, in general, is not the proper place to litigate a labor dispute between private companies and their workforce."
"Current policies to me look like, especially in light of China building a coal-fired plant weekly over there, that we are trying to deconstruct the industry."
"I want to be on the record citing that."
"The cleanest, the least-expensive fuel is going to win the day."