"This debt is about the past, not about the future."
"I don't agree with Mr. Gingrich on many fiscal issues, but I think on this one, he is right."
"I hope that we are going to find a common path forward on many of these issues."
"I don't understand how anyone who voted for the Iraq war could now vote against raising the debt ceiling."
"We began down this path by enacting tax cuts that cost the government $2.3 trillion."
"I think that is a considerable issue for this committee."
"As you know the full committee is on the floor currently debating the TANF legislation."
"What are the strategies afoot with your office to encourage some of our market priority countries, such as Brazil, to join these negotiations?"
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate Mr. Brady's emphasis on the lowest possible corporate tax rate."
"Everyone wants the U.S. to succeed."
"One of the frequent concerns that I hear from the manufactures where I live, it really is the issue of skills."