Are we acting with a sense of urgency about the reality of what is happening?

Basically, for anyone not knowing Michigan, you're talking about large population centers--Detroit River, St. Clair River, St. Clair--Lake St. Clair, or Saginaw Bay--a lot of people.

I think one of the big questions for me is, How do we move much more quickly and much more focused on that as a long-term solution?

I would just, first, thank you for the administration's strong support and your strong support for the manufacturing tax credit, what we call 48(c).

I think we are on the right track. I would just urge, working with us, that you continue to advocate for the level of resources that are needed for us to be able to win this race that we are in.

I look forward to working with you as the author of the language that is called section 136 retooling loans of the energy bill of 2007.

I want to thank you for your ongoing leadership... in focusing us on long-term deficits while at the same time talking about what we need to do in the short run to create jobs.

I think it is important to stress that different policies are beginning to swing this in a different direction.

tackling health care costs as an important part of addressing the deficit

I was very pleased that the effort I championed on Cash for Clunkers had such an immediate impact.

focusing on some kind of jobs-specific credit for business as well as unemployment extension... not only creates jobs, but that also helps us tackle 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 appreciate the leadership and commitment of both Senators Stabenow and Levin in preserving manufacturing in the United States.

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 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.

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.

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 very much appreciate your leadership, Madam Chair, and also the priorities that you laid out for us in terms of this bill.

I am very pleased that Senator Lugar has joined with me as well as the Chair and Senator Brown.

I think it is clear, though, in this economic time where families are struggling with one or two or three different jobs or part-time jobs to try to pull things together and keep a roof over their heads that the Supper Program has also…