But, gentleman, you did mention the point that if you take a look at what it is businesses need, they need to have the taxes off their back. But they also need a certain sense of stability, because you're not going to make a decision…

They're exactly wrong. They've got it upside down, just as they have it upside down the American Dream is to make people that are poorer richer, not richer people make them poorer. They've got it exactly reversed. If you want jobs, you…

I think that's what the American public is seeing and sensing. I might put it in slightly different words, and maybe just because I'm a little older than you are, but my sense is we had a tradition that the government was to be the servant…

My point was, if you punish the business, you shouldn't be surprised if there are no jobs there. The business is the one that hires people. It's not that complicated. There is a direct connection between employer and employee. What you…

I am delighted you made those points. And I have some charts here that have been kicking around my office for 4 or 5 years on the very points you are making because you are so absolutely correct. It seems to me that somehow President Obama…

He has some very simple and easy-to-understand ways even though he's one of these Ph.D.-type economists and all. In fact, what we're talking about here was named after him, the ``Laffer curve,'' showing that when you cut taxes--and he has…

I also wanted to add my note to the already numerous congratulations and praises for Chairman Skelton. I have served my 10 years in Congress on the Armed Services Committee. I told him the night before last at a reception that I thought…

I appreciate the opportunity to join you and my colleagues tonight in a discussion that has been very much in the attention of people now for a number of years and something that because it is so important it has maintained the attention…

You have a person, and say he's a couple of years away from dying and he has this business and this business is worth millions of dollars. Now there are two courses he can take. The first is he goes and drinks like mad, does drugs, chases…

I want to talk a little bit about unemployment. I want to talk about the economy and what the solutions are to this problem. This isn't very complicated, but people try to make it more complicated than it needs to be. ... the problem of…

Now I would suggest that the Democrats and their policies are actually destructive to the economy. I don't think it's a coincidence that if you look at the 10 cities in America that have the highest percentage of people below the poverty…

Simply put, the legislation would ensure that the Navy can enter into a multiyear procurement contract for F/A-18E/F/G aircraft, which would save the Navy and taxpayers almost $600 million. The Navy plans to buy 124 of these aircraft…