I was struck by two references, at least, in your testimony, in the written testimony, to this concept of rest.

I join Senator Bennet and others in expressing gratitude.

Yeah, I would agree with that, it is.

I certainly think he was right that we oughtn't to continue to run the store based on borrowing.

refusing, failing to carry out the law as Congress has passed it undercuts Congress' role in our constitutional system

public investment in the education of young children produces unparalleled returns--in the short and long term--for our Nation.

There are a number of bipartisan actions Congress can take right now to create jobs and strengthen the recovery.

I look forward to Chairman Bernanke's report on the state of the economy and his perspective on additional actions that the Federal Reserve may take to strengthen the economic recovery.

Our transportation infrastructure is central to national competitiveness and the bipartisan bill that passed the Senate, with 74 votes, would create almost three million new jobs by accelerating infrastructure projects.

We have fiscal challenges to tackle in a bipartisan manner.

We can't put America on the road to full recovery unless we all agree on tackling the huge budget deficit and debt America faces.