"I have certainly seen the troubles that small businesses have with access to capital, and totally agree with you their primary source is the banks, and particularly small banks."
"Certainly, you know, we have to invest in infrastructure. Our infrastructure is not keeping pace with the rest of the world, and it makes us less competitive."
"How are we going to do this in a national plan?"
"Tax increases make us less competitive."
"But under a VMT, my rural area, some of the more poor areas in Illinois, where I serve, it seems like they would be subsidizing projects in more urban areas."
"So, with the VMT, who--does anybody have any idea who is going to administer a VMT?"
"Like my colleague from Minnesota, I drive a Ford F-150."
"The economy is still in the dumps, dragging along. Unemployment is far too high. And taxing them any more in any aspect is not a good thing."
"This entity is completely out of control as far as I can tell."
"You seem to be a very forthright and competent guy. But man, you have stepped into a big mess here."
"As a taxpayer and a CPA for 25 years, I can point to numerous examples where the IRS is absolutely unresponsive and incapable of handling the job that it already has."