Jean Schmidt: “We have a responsibility to know how our money is being spent by organizations here and abroad.”

My concern is understanding China is a long-term thinker, and so it will create a strategy in the region so that it can overtake it at a time when the rest of the world is least prepared to act.

I want to make sure that Amtrak is profitable in the future so that when I want to use it, it is there for me to use.

I think we need to have a real honest explanation of what happened. First off, could this have been prevented, and secondly, how can we ensure that those that are in harm's way will never have this happen to them again.

You can't continue to monetize our debt and not see the fiscal cliff before us.