There clearly was a very intense focus on the issue with respect to the current crisis and a deep sense of commitment to do everything sensible to deal with it, |
There will be normal ups and downs, |
There's no incremental cost to the United States government in printing this bill again, |
These concerns are heightened as we reflect on the financial crisis that has affected so many countries around the world over the past two years, |
These students are an investment in the state's future. The alternative is to deny them the opportunity to fully participate in our workforce. |
They can all come together and begin to feed on each other, in which case you could have a very severe and seriously threatening set of economic impacts that would create an immensely difficult problem for our economy and our political system, |
This is a major world event and they have made extraordinary efforts, |
This isn't a question of rewarding China, ... A strong WTO agreement is very good for the United States. |
This may be the most dramatic, most complicated and most significant economic transformation in modern history. |
Thus far, the effects on our economy, though real, are relatively moderate and the most likely scenario for the next year is continued solid growth and low inflation, |
Unfortunately, Russia hasn't adopted the reforms it needs, but we need to work with them to see they adopt the reforms, |
We all shared a belief in market-based economics — though we had somewhat different views as to the appropriate role of government in our society — and felt that what happened abroad could greatly affect our own economic well being, |
We always have to be watchful with respect to anything that can affect our system, ... But I don't know of anything in that area that rises to the level of a systemic risk to our economy at this time. |
We are working hard to reform the IRS, and it would be counterproductive at best, and very harmful at worst, if these hearings undermined morale and damaged our efforts, |
We believe that any bank seeking to conduct new financial activities should be required to achieve and maintain a satisfactory CRA record, ... The draft bill fails to include this requirement. |