01/12/2009
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"I think that the theory that the executive branch can't act or decide or respond to reality until Congress has directed it to is a mistake."
"it reinforces how vital Social Security and Medicare are to our safety net and to assuring that Americans have a decent standard of living in their old age."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me just begin by saying again how much I appreciate your leadership on this issue."
"That is what bankruptcy courts do. Right? That is where you go to get contracts renegotiated, and it is the American way that it is in everybody's best interests to get that done."