Pat Roberts

The American people get this... 52 percent do not want any increase in the debt limit.

The President has said over and over and over again that he will not negotiate, but I do not think that is true.

This Committee's oversight of the CFTC is not taken lightly by any member, especially in light of the failures of MF Global and Peregrine.

If the proposed rule on residual interest goes forward unchanged, will it dramatically impact farmers and ranchers using the market to hedge their costs?

I do have a lot of concerns with the CFTC trying to enforce regulations worldwide let alone imposing their regulations on all of our trading partners.

If we had only had the CFTC when Jimmy Carter put that embargo on the Russian sales.

I am not sure the CFTC issuing regulations allegedly to achieve that--not allegedly. They are actually trying to achieve it.

I am worried about certainty.

The bill Chairman Harkin and Senator Roberts introduced today, the 'Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act of 2013'...permanently recognizes the unique nature of our plan.

Did you realize you were the victim of a Chinese Communist plot?

This continues to be a top priority for me and others on the committee.

What about the consumer in regards to prices at the grocery store in regards to pork products?

Well, they own our debt so, you know, you have got to be careful here.

If China is unable to buy American pork either through this acquisition or other means, where will they turn to meet their population's demand for an additional high quality pork?

There has been a tremendous loss in faith in the American government that is not entirely on the IRS's shoulders by any means.

I think your advice to the next Commissioner... was that you have a perception problem. I would disagree with that very strongly and say we have a reality problem.

What we have here is targeted harassment and abuse of conservative groups.

The problem is, no one is taking responsibility, other than 'horrible customer service' and apologies.

The regulatory process in Washington is such that it's probably the No. 1 issue in my State in regards to overkill.

I affectionately call the Senator Princess Leia.

We really tried very hard to ensure that we don't make laws after this 10-year effort without knowing the impacts, such as restricting patient access to lifesaving medications.

One of the most troubling things that we learned from the foreclosure crisis... was how many homeowners simply lacked the basic skills they needed to make good financial decisions.

This is something I think is just so important in our country today.

I think that financial literacy is a crucial issue, one that I've worked on for a very long time.

I've noticed that only four States require a course in personal finance.