We are adding trillions of deficit-financed Federal government spending, which adds trillions to our Nation's debt.

I appreciated very much, your presentation on 60 Minutes recently and the assuring sense that you put in front of the public.

I believe that the last things we want to do is raise taxes and add uncertainty to the economic and financial environments.

Our economy is in the midst of a serious recession and many Americans are suffering from job losses, home losses, and uncertainty about their retirement savings, their jobs, and their children's future.

the policy of 'too big to fail' has failed and that we need to get in a regularized system for our big banks.

I am very much in favor of taking strong steps to end 'too big to fail,' and I have given a number of speeches on that subject.

One of the things I get asked by a number of people is concern about foreign purchases of our debt, and that we are very dependent upon that particularly from the Chinese.

Thank you Chairwoman Maloney for arranging today's hearing and thank you Chairman Bernanke for testifying today about the economic outlook.

Do you have a thought on considering tax increases at the present time by the Congress?

I get from my banks all the time that the regulators are on them way too much with the capital that they have.

I am concerned about overreach by the administration on expanding the size of government and setting up costly and most likely inefficient programs.

It wouldn't seem wise to continue that level of spending for another year if you are pulling out of this.