"Who is the better person for creating jobs in this economy? Is it the government or is it the private sector?"
"The Federal Government currently employs over 1.8 million people. Wal-Mart, a similar number, and no one can doubt that Wal-Mart has been a profitable enterprise."
"The government can't continue to spend and spend our way into what might be described as a more normal unemployment number."
"If we were a business, we would clearly not be in business any longer."
"The Federal Government has spent $787 billion to create a number of jobs that we can't actually really determine."
"I think Senator Klobuchar has an excellent point."
"We all know from--I've got to be careful here, because, of course, I'd be asking you to offer an opinion and I know I must not do that, but we look at previous times where the White House has made a d..."
"I would really hope that the Administration would stop the discussion on raising taxes, whether it is through cap and trade, or health care, or not extending the Bush tax cuts."
"I think it would really send a bad signal at this point in time. I think it would be harmful, very harmful, to our overall economy."
"They are mad as hell. We need to be able to convey that to----"
"You told Senator DeMint that it would die as soon as it can."