Mike Capuano

When it comes to shooting missiles or deploying U.S. military into foreign countries, we all the time allow presidents, not just one, to do it.

To my knowledge, there are no bills to do that. To my knowledge, no member of this committee has suggested that in the past or now.

I have got to respectfully disagree, Mr. Schwarcz. When the Senate is consulted on various appointments they don't all have to agree.

But you do realize there is a way to keep something alive and gut it from the inside, like some of my friends are trying to do to the ACA?

File a lawsuit and maybe you will get some equity. Otherwise, they are going to keep doing to you what they have been doing to you forever.

Every one of us gets complaints from our constituents that your company--not just you; the other two are no different--that your industry treats them like dirt.

You think that is good?

So 200 million. And your accuracy rate is about 95 percent.

That is the best way I can think of that would divide us, not just down the middle.

If you push prevailing wage changes, you will lose... that is a direct attack on the middle class.

It goes to prove that when any industry gets pushed to do something, you know how to do it.

But for those of you who want tax cuts, it is awfully difficult for me to hear the very same people who want tax cuts simultaneously ask me to have more Federal spending on their issues.

I fear you would be left behind, and I think that would be a mistake and a tragedy.

Everybody that comes in and asks me for things from the Federal Government, every one of you has to be willing to pay your fair share in taxes.

We need to move beyond the excise tax on fuel, as we raise revenue fees from the motoring public.

There will be no money for infrastructure investment.

There is a horrible disconnect and a very, very serious problem and a disconnect between the rhetoric--in this case, infrastructure, building infrastructure, funding infrastructure--and what is actually happening in Congress.

The evidence over the last 15 years indicates that those companies that have successfully reduced their corporate tax rate into the 1-digit and maybe the 10-percent rate have done so--the result of having done so is to lay off thousands or…

Who pays all the revenue that you get? Am I wrong to think that the vast majority of your money comes out of fees that are charged to middle-income homeowners?

That means your capital reserve must be incredibly good. You must have a lot of money there.

If you want to cut spending by $2 trillion to $5 trillion, I will disagree, but at least I will think it is internally consistent.

Democrats have some blame for the debt clock. I voted for the stimulus. I am glad I did.

So they are paying extra for the ability to own a home? Do they know this? Have they been told this?

I know this is not one of the more sexy issues to come up before the committee.

I think that the Center On Budget and Policy Priorities was absolutely right when they proclaimed this program as HUD's best-kept secret for promoting employment and asset growth.