"We want it done quickly, and we want it done now."
"I appreciate the gentleman who came forward with this bill and the others who have come forward with similar bills."
"Speaker Pelosi always speaks of what Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about, and that is the fierce urgency of now."
"What we have seen so far in the TARP is helping out folks that are in essence the officers who sent people into battle."
"Memphis, my home, has one of the highest levels of subprime mortgage lending in the country."
"The Congressional budget office estimated a similar bill would be a net $17 million gain to our budget in savings and increased revenues if we pass such a bill."
"If it was left up to me--and let FOX News get this right--I would nationalize the whole industry."
"Conyers is urging Democrats to block the nomination of CNN's Sanjay Gupta to be the surgeon general, basically saying -- citing a lack of necessary experience."
"Congressman John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says he will pressure the Justice Department to look at what he calls a miscarriage of justice."
"I will pressure the Justice Department to look at what he calls a miscarriage of justice."
"We won't be able to get anybody in front of this committee or any other."
"We can meet at the local pub to have that kind of a gathering."