There is not a dime of TARP money going into this bill. You are undermining the authority--or attempting to undermine the authority of the Inspector General of Treasury.

Yes, those amendments were offered, but as you know, not a dime of TARP money is being used in this bill, so it's not appropriate for SIGTARP to have the oversight. In fact, Mr. Thorson, who will have the oversight, has incredible…

The political framework of the Republicans is that they want to call everything a bailout. And when it's not a bailout, they want to act like it is. They want to call this TARP even when it's not. So this doesn't fit into the definition…

Mr. Chairman, we will soon be considering an amendment, the Pingree amendment, which would strip away competition in the F-35, the Joint Strike Fighter, with the competitive engine program. This Congress, on nine different occasions, has…

I appreciate the gentleman from New York for yielding. This is a critical issue, and I share his concern with regard to stripping of the authorization for the competitive engine. Just this past year, the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform…

I think we have tremendous opportunity. And I think we are close to wrapping this up. But I would agree wholeheartedly that this is about innovation. It's about giving American businesses the tools to move forward. They were in desperate…

I want to thank the gentleman from New York for his leadership on this issue. When we talk about the economy, obviously clean energy is a critical piece of this. Wall Street reform is critical to making sure we don't repeat the mistakes…

I think it's important to note, though, that we didn't just stabilize the economy, we didn't just keep it from continuing to go into the ditch, we didn't just stop the recession. We also laid the foundation for future growth. I think our…

If we're serious about reducing spending, we should be promoting competition among government contractors, not stifling it. We know from experience that a competitive engine program for our military aircraft drives down long-term costs and…

And the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the largest single tax cut for middle income families in the United States.

And it's pretty clear to me that the Republican Caucus wants to take us back to the failed policies of the Bush administration, the exact same failed policies that brought us to the worst recession we've seen since the Great Depression…

I think it's a good point, Congressman. There was no regulation. There was no regulation of mortgage-backed securities. There was no regulation of credit default swaps. So when folks get up and say we have enough regulation on Wall Street…