The reform of government needs to continue.

Is a very fair and appropriate question to ask at the appropriate time, and I don't believe this is the appropriate time. ... There are families that are still finding one another.

You are not allowed in this committee to say 'no' without an alternative, ... 'No' is not an answer. We're going to come up with alternatives and solutions.

Based on this report, the choice is either for pensioners to lose over $100-billion in promised retirement benefits or for taxpayers to get slapped with a $100-billion bill for failed private pension plans. Neither is acceptable.

There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss.

Iowa needs to be not only a renewable (energy) leader from a production standpoint but also a leader from a consumption standpoint.

Hope, yes, but it's probably not realistic, ... It would be very difficult, based on the way things have transpired this year so far.

We're not cutting Medicaid. We're reforming government.

There is an amount of the debt that can be paid down during this period of time, ... The rest will not have matured.