"I am very much concerned about people. This is my country. I love my country."
"I have found that acquiring these programs is much harder than eliminating them."
"I think that they still have some meaningful rewards that we can reap from them."
"The title of the hearing is, 'The Dodd-Frank Act and Regulatory Overreach,' which begs the question--because indicated in the title is the conclusion."
"I do believe that, Mr. Chairman--I agree with you that there are technical corrections that can be made to Dodd-Frank."
"I think that we all understand that we don't want American companies to be at a disadvantage."
"This committee will work, my belief is, in a bipartisan fashion."
"This is the kind of program, it seems to me, that would receive some sort of bipartisan support."
"Does it appear to you that this will help people who are in public housing?"
"I want to make sure taxpayers get their money's worth for whatever we do."
"We need to work together to address the issues of carbon emissions, and that doesn't mean eliminating certain fuels."