"We have taken--essentially abdicated our--what I think is a unique responsibility to support strong cities and towns."
"Many cities in this country are facing a kind of fiscal stress that is really difficult for us to get our heads around."
"I have been an advocate for pushing our Federal Government, at every level, to focus more attention on the struggles that America's older industrial cities, old cities and towns face, many of them tha..."
"What I am interested in hearing from you are any thoughts you have about how the supervisory authority of the Fed--the levers that come with that authority can be used not just for the purposes of str..."
"The Bureau's independence makes it an important entity. That independence actually means that it stands up for the American consumer."
"An administration that believes that a person who is--already has a full-time job--and I imagine the director of OMB is one that takes a lot of your time--can also be the principal defender of America..."
"My hometown of Flint is such a good example but there are so many others."
"Forty-five percent of the people in Flint live below the poverty line."
"There needs to be some kind of an approach that is far more robust for those specific highly distressed communities."
"I am proud to represent Joint Base Lewis-McChord which is the U.S. military's premier West Coast power projection platform."
"For me and the community I represent national security is personal."
"I want our capabilities to be strong enough, unique enough to be a deterrent to potential adversaries picking a fight in the first place."