"I think that those schools aren't going to improve for the kids in greatest need if there's not some press to improve that."
"I don't believe just from a practical perspective in the next few years we've got the capacity to turn around more than a fairly low percentage of the most low achieving schools."
"This is a race against technology. It's a race against the economy."
"Under Kennedy and Reagan, when we significantly lowered marginal tax rates, we did significantly lower unemployment."
"I am wondering if I can assume today that your testimony is here today in support of the Republican jobs plan."
"The Soviet Union failed because they could not determine the price of bread. We are in a failure as a country because now we are trying to determine the price of money."
"I want to thank you for coming and congratulate you for inadvertently, or maybe advertently, supporting part of the Republican jobs plan."
"Lowering marginal tax rates, that is what we are all about. Lowering, simplifying, getting rid of loopholes--it is in the Republican jobs plan."
"this Congress should include such provisions in any legislation sent to the President for signature"
"Transparency of the Federal Reserve has been an issue that I have been working on for many years, and I consider it very, very important."
"I usually think once there is an emphasis on independence of the Fed, it usually means the secrecy of the Fed."
"The Constitution is rather clear on if anybody is to have any oversight, it would be the Congress rather than the Executive Branch."