"We can--and we must--restore America's exceptional promise: ensuring all citizens are guaranteed the freedom to pursue their dreams."
"We all love America. We all believe America is a unique and special place. We all believe in American exceptionalism."
"We believe that America's greatness has resulted not only from a collection of individuals acting alone for private profit but also from our capacity to work together as Americans for the common good."
"I am a little surprised that you decided to be here today to criticize the efforts made over the last 3 years to lift the economy out of the mess that President Obama inherited."
"If there is a government program that is not achieving its intended purpose, let's amend it or get rid of it."
"We believe that America's greatness is not only from a collection of individuals acting alone for private profit, but also from our capacity to work together as Americans for the common good."
"For eight years, President Bush pursued a failed ideology of trickle-down economics based on a theory that tax cuts for the very wealthy and an 'anything goes' license on Wall Street would boost our e..."
"If programs don't work, defund them and allow for others to come in their place or not exist at all."
"The heartbreaking unemployment hurting America's families stems from a philosophy that Wall Street banks should be allowed to operate free from regulation."
"This is the most anti-environment House in the history of this country."
"The priorities reflected in the House budget are wrong."
"Ninety-eight percent of the Republican Members of the Congress have pledged to oppose any increase of tax rates."