Scott Rigell: “America is vulnerable and we can no longer be a debtor nation beholden to foreign creditors in Europe, the Middle East…”

As a fiscal conservative and as a Republican, I believe that we fought for this a lot harder, though, and I want to walk through that just a little bit.

I think it hurts the House. I think it's a loss for Illinois and I think it's a loss for our country. We need more men and women who are courageous, like Adam is.

I think the commissioner put it in because it is a sincerely and deeply held assessment and a troubling one of the agency.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is absolutely essential, and I think it is just right up there with the FDA and other agencies.