Jim DeMint: “That means private gains on the upside and public losses on the downside. And that is not a desirable or acceptable…”

Senator DeMint says let's use the Federal Government as an exemplar for how to reopen.

We cannot keep our country shut down. It's affecting people emotionally, as well as financially.

We have constricted credit to such a degree that local banks do not have the flexibility to deal with their local economies.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing and for your continued interest in the video market.