"Internet search is critical to economic growth in the United States and Google has long been a dominant force in this arena."
"We learned from Robert Bork that the animating principle of antitrust justice ought to be consumer welfare."
"my real interest as a free market conservative Republican is in seeing that actors like Google take voluntary action so that there's no need for antitrust enforcement in the first place"
"Antitrust enforcement can and should play a role."
"this practice seems to me to leverage Google's primary search dominance to give its own secondary services and listings an unnatural and an extraordinary advantage."
"this same practice that I described presents a clear and inherent conflict of interest."
"I am troubled by some of Google's practices, its practice of inserting its own offerings, in the midst of natural algorithmic search results, usually in the most prominent position of the page and wit..."
"We don't know yet what role, exact role, the White House played in rushing reviewers to approve a decision on a centerpiece--really the centerpiece--of President Obama's so-called stimulus program."
"I agree it was a perfect storm, but I don't think we should be blaming China or the markets or a previous Administration."
"The American people deserve more facts about how their taxpayer dollars were wasted and how you, as the nominees, will work to ensure it doesn't happen again."
"In a free republic, you have got to have the personal responsibility to participate. Voting is one of the highest and best civic transactions we can undertake."