The last thing in the world we even need to be thinking about is raising taxes. A strong economy is what is going to pay for rebuilding the affected areas.

None of us are comfortable paying $2.50 per gallon when we go to fill up our cars with gas.

We believe that transferring federal tax dollars to the bondholders and shareholders of a private firm is inappropriate.

He's more concerned with results than he is about polls.

We are a nation at war. Obviously, that causes a lot of unease.

We think [Baker's proposal] would not have the same accountability and transparency for the American taxpayer that the normal appropriations process would.

One could argue 2 percent is more appropriate. But that actually changes over time, it's not fixed. If there's a consensus [that] it's appropriate that it is a lower rate, obviously we'd be open-minded to that.

We are delighted the economy is so strong and we are creating so many jobs.

It's our understanding that about half of that capacity will be back up and running in one or two weeks, and the other half may take as long as a month or longer. There is going to be a short-term disruption, but it will be short-term.