Lloyd Bentsen: “Absolutely not. This is no way to run a country. This is certainly a revolution, but it is the wrong kind of revolution.”

the underlying bill is not perfect, and I do not think the substitute is necessarily perfect, but there are certain pieces of the substitute that I think would make the underlying bill better. Number one, the substitute is stronger on the…

for far too many Americans, this economic stimulus package is a ``day late and a dollar short.'' For months, my constituents have shared their concerns about the state of our economy. They knew we were in a recession even before September…

The essence of this amendment is that the State of California is trying to secede from the Clean Air Act. I do not know if that is the intent, but that is what will happen if we allow that. I think that is grossly unfair. Mr. Chairman, in…

If we fail to fix [the system] now, the next financial crisis we face will again reveal its flaws.