"If I may interrupt just a minute to specify, the first risk is that you do not get your money back."
"I understand, Mr. Chairman, but doesn’t someone need to step forward and say, 'I will fix the banks,' and I will do A, B, and C, the same way President Eisenhower said, 'I will go to Korea,' to build ..."
"I would like to hear President Obama say, 'I will fix the banks.'"
"Bob, you know more about the rules than I ever will. I will make a deal with you. I will not surprise you if you do not surprise me."
"Mr. Chairman, I ask unanimous consent that I be added as a co-sponsor."
"It is impossible in Tennessee for the communities of Knoxville, Chattanooga, for example, to meet their attainment standards."
"We need a new CAIR Rule and we need a new rule on mercury, and they need to be, we need them soon."
"I hope this new administration views the Department of Transportation as a key player on its climate and energy team."
"I hope you will focus on carbon-free solutions and be careful about what we often call renewable solutions."
"I was very innocent, and I nearly got my head taken off by the Democratic majority, which included Senator Kennedy, Senator Harkin, and a number of others."
"does the new administration, and do you, support Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act?"