"I just really appreciate the openness, again. I think, you know, every time you have come to this committee you have been one of the most open folks that I have dealt with in my two-1/2 years here."
"I am a good cook, but I am not, you know, this is not my bailiwick."
"I really appreciate the work that you and your Department are doing to ensure that Americans savings for retirement are able to receive investment advice that is in their best interest."
"So let me try to follow up on Mr. Salmon and Mr. Polis' question."
"I guess my question is, are you looking for a legislative fix to all of these areas?"
"But if understand it right, local governments aren't under some of the same things that you are under and some of these other laws."
"I would argue that we should be talking about right to freeload, rather than right-to-work laws."
"I hate to see the Federal Government get in front of the line to race to the bottom when it comes to this."
"I want to ask--you talked just a little bit about the situation in Utah."
"And I think the judge you referred to was U.S. Federal District Judge David Sam, who was actually appointed under President Reagan."
"And if you understood what mine rescue really involved, I think we would all be taking our hats off in a thankful way."