"tackling health care costs as an important part of addressing the deficit"
"I want to thank you for moving things as quickly as you have, because we are seeing real results."
"I have a different view than my friend from Tennessee, just in terms of how fast things are moving."
"I cannot think of a person that I would be more enthusiastic or excited to introduce and endorse in front of this Committee."
"I am confident that having lived and worked in Michigan, Ms. Lamb-Hale will effectively bring together her real-life experiences."
"I appreciate the leadership and commitment of both Senators Stabenow and Levin in preserving manufacturing in the United States."
"I appreciate the leadership and commitment of Senators Stabenow and Levin in preserving manufacturing in the United States."
"We need to make things in this country and create jobs and strong businesses and put people back to work."
"It's wonderful to have an Administration that gets it, quite frankly, when we put forward the fact that we needed to focus on manufacturing technology development and deployment."
"It's very questionable that we have had a proportional level investment in advancing medium and heavy duty technologies."
"We know that 92 percent of the largest American companies and over 50 percent of mid-size companies use derivatives to hedge business risk."
"I agree with you on transparency, that is critical, and we are working through how we balance minimizing the risk to businesses, to consumers, to all of us in our economy."