"I don't give a damn about the stock market. But I do care about jobs."

"I don't understand why people in this country are so bent on doing the 'perfect,' when you have something that is good and makes sense from a cost-benefit point of view."

"I want to make it clear publicly that I expect more candor from this Administration during the next four years, particularly with members on the Foreign Relations Committee so that we can maintain a bipartisan foreign policy."

"Liberating Iraq from a legacy of violence and putting it on the path to peace and prosperity will take time."

"The economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery."

"It is time to recognize a simple fact of life. Contrary to what some of my colleagues seem to believe, tax cuts do not pay for themselves."