Don Beyer actually said...

"The rise in payouts to shareholders may be related to the decline in the startup rate of young firms who are more likely to reinvest their cash flow than mature firms."

"Buy-backs, as we know, can make earnings reports look better and improve short-term executive compensation, and foster short-term thinking in the corporate governance."

"When the whole thing went bankrupt, there were a lot of people that were just desperate in southwest Virginia and across the country, who spent their lives mining coal who suddenly had no pension or h..."

"I am offended, I really am. And a lot of people in the Gulf Coast are offended."