the key is getting it out into the economy now.

We have a revenue system that, too, I think is broken, badly out of date.

Inject money into the institutions, require them to rework the bad loans, and have them do the workouts.

We should not take that off the table because I think your counsel there is excellent.

If we had not done the first TARP, we would have faced an outright economic collapse.

Those who suggest it was not fiscally responsible, I do not think they are very aware of the history.

Wouldn't it be better to cut that so-called stimulus bill in half?

I have been part of a group that was dubbed by the media 'the Gang of 10'... that advocated a comprehensive approach to reducing our dependence on foreign energy.

We are on, as a Nation, an unsustainable fiscal course.

I believe that the buildup of Federal debt is the single biggest threat to our Nation's long-term economic security.

I think they have got a heavy burden to carry to make the argument that we should add substantial costs to health care.

the new deficit projections, as I said yesterday, are jaw-dropping.