"I have a vision for how this can come about with regard to the civil rights program."
"I think that we are definitely moving in the right direction, no doubt about it."
"This Country cannot be all that it is supposed to be if we are caught up in a culture of mediocrity; it just can't."
"I want to thank you for doing that. But now we have got to have results."
"How many states representing what percentage of shipping tonnage are now parties to the Convention under the control of harmful antifouling systems?"
"The public must have a sense of confidence. They must feel that they are a part, they must feel they are informed."
"I have long been an advocate for the highest levels of accountability and visibility in all aspects of the economic recovery."
"Accordingly in order to accept these claims we again require transparency regarding the actions of all the players."
"We have to help people stay in their homes."
"The last thing I want to do is abolish oversight, that is the thing we need most."
"I would like to thank Chair Maloney for holding this hearing."
"I am encouraged by marginal improvements like consumer confidence, but even this good sign is accompanied by a sobering counterpoint."