I want to observe the Chairman's request because I know you have to go to another hearing.

What is it that you need? If you don't have the tools now, then what is it that you need?

I think that the Chinese have learned the Texas two-step very well.

I come to the floor to strongly support the legislation before the Senate on behalf of small businesses in this country. They are the greatest generators of jobs in the country. We hear that so often from our colleagues on the other side…

I have listened to my colleagues in this debate, and I am reminded of a great Republican, President Reagan, who said, ``There they go again.'' I always find it incredibly interesting when some of my most conservative colleagues quote the…

Is it permissible never to pay for tax cuts than what they drain the Treasury of? Is that a good fiscal policy?

Let me ask you now, now, if we do absolutely nothing, what is the economy going to look like?

So let me just do a very quick history line with you.

So it was necessary.

I always believe the starting point always has consequence, and I hear a lot about spending, which I agree is a challenge and something we need to tackle.

So raising the debt is a negative. And if I do that in a way in which I don't offset that, that would be a negative, would it not be?

I believe that the legislation, together with stronger regulatory standards for bank capital and liquidity now being developed will place our financial system on a sounder foundation and minimize the risk of a repetition of the devastating…