I think we are probably on somewhat the same wave length.

I don't know how that could be sold to the American public as a sustainable, healthy business plan.

Well good luck with it, because it's never generated more than a 17½ percent, percentage on tax revenues as a percentage of our GDP over 50 years. Therefore, I think you're being dishonest with the American public.

Are you interested in reforming that biggest sector of our economy?

I don't know how that could be sold to the American public as a sustainable, healthy business plan.

So, you're going to try to use government to price control.

Sooner or later, if you're going to try to raise revenue when it's above historic levels, it always comes with a price of lower economic activity.

I am worried about owning more in the future.

Are you interested in reforming that biggest sector of our economy?

WOTUS is the thing I hear the most in bailiwick of agriculture.

I think we are probably on somewhat the same wave length.

So, you're going to try to use government to price control.

Well good luck with it, because it's never generated more than a 17½ percent, percentage on tax revenues as a percentage of our GDP over 50 years. Therefore, I think you're being dishonest with the American public.

Sooner or later, if you're going to try to raise revenue when it's above historic levels, it always comes with a price of lower economic activity.

Well good luck with it, because it's never generated more than a 17½ percent, percentage on tax revenues as a percentage of our GDP over 50 years. Therefore, I think you're being dishonest with the American public.

I don't know how that could be sold to the American public as a sustainable, healthy business plan.

We are transitioning everywhere across America, where we obviously got an underpaid workforce.

We are currently running nearly $1.5 trillion in deficits each year, and that is roughly 30 percent of our budget.

I think it is even more important for these solutions to probably be crafted in the States where the rubber meets the road.

We are currently running nearly $1.5 trillion in deficits each year, and that is roughly 30 percent of our budget.

I do believe that as we move toward an Indiana--and I know other States are doing the same--toward having some type of training standards, that those training standards, once an individual has them, they will be empowered to negotiate with…

I have got a bill out there, the JOBS Act, with Senator Kaine that would allow Pell grants to be used for this type of training and certification.

I do believe that as we move toward an Indiana--and I know other States are doing the same--toward having some type of training standards, that those training standards, once an individual has them, they will be empowered to negotiate with…

This is a Committee that in the time I have been here, we have covered more terrain--we really can't legislate through it, but we can talk about a lot of issues.

It needs to be fixed. It needs to be saved.