At the end of the day, I just don't see the logic of arbitrarily closing budget holes on the backs of the most vulnerable families in our community.

The problem that I have is that the American people do not understand this.

As the richest country in the history of the world, we should not have undrinkable water in any corner of this country, and yet we do.

There are none?

I will tell you unequivocally that I think the creation of the CFPB is a good thing for America.

I believe it is a severe abuse of a confirmation process. The confirmation process should center on the qualifications of an individual, not on attempting to change the underlying bill.

The whole reason I supported the creation of this agency is that there were too many agencies doing their own little work in their own little silo.

But as you are getting started, remember that Congress wrote this law kind of going forward, too.

I would certainly like to know about it.

I have actually voted to cut some EPA funding in the past because I don't like some of the things they have done.

We can always go back tomorrow, change that statutory authorization, and make it any number we choose.