Sam Brownback

the Federal Government will not be there to help them, or, more importantly, the Federal Government shouldn't be hurting them with omnibus bills and cap-and-trade bills and healthcare bills, when they need help the most.

every politician stands up on a stump sometime and says that small business is the engine that creates jobs

I am sorry for being late; I had another hearing I was at.

Just don't kill us. OK? I mean, yes, we need to address security--and we will work with you on common-sense things we can do.

We need you to work with us, if you can, because it's an industry that's very dependent upon sensible regulations that can work, but still let the industry be able to fly.

If I could, if we get in another financial crisis, and if the trajectory of the past is a projection of the future, it looks like we will, and it will be sooner rather than later, will the courage exist here to allow those triggers to be…

I tried to put a 25-cent-per-trip tax on them last year to help pay for our air traffic control system.

the idea that you would raise taxes on the American public when we are in this sort of financial condition in the country right now doesn't seem rational.

There is a commission coming together on entitlement reform.

I would ask, just formally, unanimous consent that Members can submit additional questions for the record.

The likelihood of that actually happening is, say, between slim and none, and slim just left town.

It seems like they are going to, kind of, drag this along for a long period of time if you are not willing to push them.

I just really think this is a wrong idea at a horrific time.

I think we just have to hammer them for us and take aggressive action.

We really need to do something like this for the totality of government, particularly for entitlement programs.

I just don't see it happening.

I have been putting in a bill for a dozen years on a BRAC-type process to review all of the Federal Government.

we ought to look at ways to pull back on the things that stimulate the government and support the things that stimulate the economy

I think it is time we start looking at raising of interest rates, as the Australians have done

The guy that is kind of new, I wouldn't put him a rock star, but he is a radio star in the Midwest, is Dave Ramsey.

Looks like to me it is going to help us a substantial amount on exports over a longer term.

I am not a VAT--I don't like a VAT for the way it is so hidden.

I think Senator Brownback said this--to overspending.

Despite the significant turnaround in growth, I would like to point out that our economy has only grown by $113 billion.

This will be an extended debate, and several of us are going to try to make sure we have it...