"I particularly want to thank the chairman for holding these hearings that are clearly of importance to all of us in the National Capital Region, especially those who live in the District of Columbia."
"There is, however, one critical area in which I believe the Fed has failed to act--the municipal bond market."
"I respect the Federal Reserve's various efforts to stabilize the current crisis."
"Chairman Bernanke, would you agree that the municipal credit market is still in distress?"
"I would hope that this committee would act to intervene to help municipalities in a time of need."
"If we do not want to see this economy contract further, we need to help municipalities and States access credit."
"The Social Darwinism espoused there would basically throw municipalities and States in the United States into the ditch."
"The future of the Post Office is at stake."
"We have to create a business model for the Post Office that is viable."
"The future is not going to look like the past with respect to postal services."
"We must seize this opportunity to explore steps that we can take to protect the Nation from this or future pandemics."