One worthless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress. Congress was smaller in those days, I suppose. Well, thank you for that bit of Texas wisdom. Here's another chart that runs along with it. This is private sector…

all of these things are really indicators that we've got a Federal Government that is out of control. We're hiring too many Federal employees, spending too much money. We don't even have a budget for the first time since the seventies…

I thank you, lady. We've been talking about a broad range of different topics today; but in general, it is the condition of our economy. The thing I would like to be sure that we don't do is to leave with the impression that there aren't…

Well, I sure appreciate the way that you represent your district, and I know your constituents do. We're proud of you, and thank you for the fact that you bring that kind of common sense from the heartland here to the Capitol. We need a…

Our businessmen said, That's the worst thing. I think their point was, You've got yourself a little machine shop or some business, if all your money is taxed away from you, you can't put a shed on it and add a new machine tool; you can't…

Now, you can't declare war on business and then complain that there aren't any jobs around. It just doesn't make sense. ... The first thing they said was excessive taxation.

Controlling energy, controlling health care, controlling every financial transaction, it's like three nets of oppression, isn't it?

Thank you very much for recognizing me and allowing us again on a Wednesday evening to explore the interesting question that has certainly been much in the minds of Americans over the last couple of years; that is, the situation of jobs…

Right. The first thing is on the taxation point, why would taxation kill jobs? You know, if you think about it--first of all, let's say, whereabouts are jobs? Well, 80 percent of jobs in America are businesses with 500 or fewer employees…

I am very thankful for the opportunity to share with my colleagues and friends my very deep concerns about the fact that we are doing the wrong things in the economy. And the solution is straightforward. It is cut taxes, cut government…

I think that the no work, no eat came a long time before the Pilgrims. As I recall, it was written in the Good Book.

You know, what you are talking about makes all common sense economically. One other thing, and I have heard people talk about this, you can take a look and see that we are not learning from history. You can see that socialized medicine…