"How much bigger would the deficit... if we had extended the tax cuts of 2001 and 2003 for everyone?"
"I don't want to believe that this obsession with the debt... we have a debt and we need to address it."
"We have never passed the perfect piece of legislation in the Congress. Only God is perfect, not the Congress."
"We are here to help implement it, much like we had the problems when Medicare was first passed in the mid-1960s or Social Security."
"That means in New Jersey 990,000, a little above that, 990,000 uninsured individuals with family incomes under 400 percent."
"the impact of proposed cuts to the food stamp program... will not only affect the ability of low income households to feed themselves, but would also increase poverty."
"Profiling is immoral and unacceptable."
"The letter supports the inclusion of strong rule of origin language, which has really hampered us in other trade agreements; in this case, the yarn forward rule."
"The Bring Jobs Home Act would provide tax credit for companies that bring jobs back into the United States of America."
"I think making sure these 13.7 million Americans have health insurance on January 1st should be our focus here today and tomorrow and the next day."
"The Affordable Care Act is complex, no question about it. It was passed. It contains skyrocketing costs."