Jack Reed actually said...

"I think from my view, the faster we get this accomplished, then we can move on to some of the other issues we have talked about today."

"I think an essential element would be to try to reform health care in a way that controls costs going out."

"Was the trajectory of Federal spending and Federal Reserve policy more appropriate at the end of 2000 or the end of 1999 than it is today?"

"There are very severe, long-lasting costs associated with unemployment rates at the level we are seeing."