"Sequestration threatens to forestall economic recovery, amplifying the effects of the recession on so many Americans."
"The Republican leadership failure will be felt nationwide, and its impact on my home state of Georgia is of grave concern to me."
"I also take considerable issue with the title of this hearing."
"We have debated these issues tirelessly. And now, instead of addressing important issues, this Do Nothing Congress is using yet another hearing in its attempt to discredit President Obama."
"This mindless austerity takes a meat-cleaver approach to cutting programs, regardless of the wisdom of doing so or the long-term costs that these cuts would create."
"Indeed, the only plan that the Majority has advanced is one that would not stem job loss, but one that would cut the programs that help the unemployed, the sick, and the poor."
"If the Majority was truly concerned with growing the economy, creating jobs, and protecting American competitiveness, we would have come together with a Grand Bargain of spending cuts to address the g..."
"Instead, sequestration will arbitrarily take 85 billion dollars out our economy, lower our GDP, cost jobs, and harm our economic recovery and global competiveness."
"We cannot pretend that this hearing is about growing the economy or creating jobs."
"The American airline industry is certainly extremely critical to our economy, to our commerce, to ability to keep families together, our social network, educational infrastructure."
"Would it also be fair to say that in 2008 this country confronted the worse economic crisis and collapse that we have experienced in the history of the republic with the exception of the Great Depress..."
"the economy, since 2009 under this administration, is moving in the right direction based on any reasonable objective economic measure, wouldn't that be correct?"