"Our Nation's infrastructure is a state of shameful disrepair."
"Infrastructure lays the groundwork for a strong and vibrant economy into the next generation."
"I certainly feel like it is essential that anyone heading up this position not only understand this historic structure."
"President Obama said during his campaign that he understood this and that he would bring people together, that he would forge a long-term solution, that he was supportive."
"It means you crash overnight when the market turns, and you melt down the entire economy, and that is where we are now."
"It recognizes the fact that this needs to be a contract honored."
"This commitment is central to the economies of my State."
"I want to thank you all. I am way over my time. I thank the indulgence of the Chair, and I appreciate this discussion as we think about Fannie and Freddie and how we make home mortgages work in Americ..."
"If we turn the clock back just a little bit, the pools that were utilized in the CDOs and CDO-squared..."
"I am very glad to hear that."
"Well, I will conclude with one last question, and that is, up through about the mid-1970s, as productivity increased, the wages of working Americans increased."