"The government is bigger today than it was 4 years ago."
"What we can prove is we are spending a lot more today than we were 4 years ago."
"Do you think it is appropriate for this administration to waive the work requirement for able-bodied adults receiving some type of social services?"
"Today's hearing is about America's unemployed and understanding the failure, the failure of Federal efforts to get them back to work."
"The administration justified the stimulus with a report stating that as a result of this legislation, the unemployment rate would never, never exceed 8 percent."
"No one argued--I mean, Mr. Cartwright in his opening statement talked about the economy that this administration inherited, no one argues that it was bad and headed in the wrong direction. The point h..."
"Four years ago this week, an 800 billion stimulus spending package was signed into law with the intent of creating jobs and jump-starting economic growth."
"If that's not a disincentive to work, I don't know what is."
"Yeah, opportunity costing----"
"The law has been around for 16 years, signed by President Clinton, bipartisan support."
"Save money and help more people. Imagine that. Imagine that."