"This commitment is central to the economies of my State."
"If we turn the clock back just a little bit, the pools that were utilized in the CDOs and CDO-squared..."
"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..."
"I am very glad to hear that."
"But how do you go about holding countries accountable that are creating barriers to favor their own companies to the disadvantage of the United States?"
"Oregon is one of 17 States where manufacturing makes up more than 10 percent of employment. It is a source of good-paying, stable jobs except when those jobs go to Mexico or Asia."
"One of the things that we keep confronting are nontariff barriers to American manufactured products."
"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."
"this represents a huge threat to the future of our children."
"clearly children's play habits have changed dramatically."
"school athletic extracurricular activities that were free... now have activity fees throughout our Nation."