Sherrod Brown

I mean you have put off--you have extended the deadline. Clearly, it costs more to implement than we are ultimately going to get back. So why is not the President, or you through recommending to him--why do you not just get rid of it so we…

No, they just want to know what the game plan is. They want to know that they can walk in the door, get a sheet of paper, whether they are dealing with the FDA, the EPA. They want to understand what the process is.

The number one thing that I hear not only from banks, as a result of passing the new fin reg bill, but individuals and businesses, is the lack of certainty and stability.

The number one thing that I find, yes, demand is a problem, but it is the lack of regulatory certainty intact for every business in Massachusetts.

The banks that qualified were able to use additional money to refinance their TARP debt and very little actually went out to Main Street.

Some of the misinformation usually does not start the cooperation going the right way.

We need to hear from the Administration, and thank you for joining us, what you are doing to implement the sanctions.

In short, there are no good options if our efforts to pressure and persuade fail.

We have heard from many of the Members of this Committee about the dangers a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to the United States, to Israel, and to the global community.

The Government of Iran, as we know and as has been said, must not be permitted to obtain weapons of mass destruction, period.

These programs allow deaf and hard-of-hearing students to gain valuable job and life experience as well as gaining a crucial understanding of how our government functions.

I appreciate that. I was listening to one of the previous speakers who opposed this bill and characterized the bill as a China tariff bill. The Senator said it exactly right. When we sell to China, it is as if they put a tariff on our…

If there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 7:28 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at 10 a.m…

We will begin consideration of S. 1619 during Tuesday's session. Senators will be notified when votes are scheduled. ____________________

There has to be a sharing of information.

You have to dictate and actually come out with some suggestions of your own as to how to fix it.

We need the money for other things, quite frankly.

I think that, we have 170,000 people abusing the system, according to my information.

We ran into problems about 10 years ago when we failed to share information.

But sending a letter when we are talking about millions of taxpayer dollars just makes no sense to me.

Let me tell you, it is not working. OK? That is kind of the reason we are here, because it is not working.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

The pathway to a strong economy and a strong middle class has been more and more difficult to travel.

It can undermine our economy when it is offered on terms designed to take advantage of consumers.

Credit can be undeniably a good thing. It allows people to borrow against their future earnings.