Listen, You Only Tease The Ones You

But, You Know, I'm Presiding Over An Institution That Was Designed Not To Work.

We Spend More Money On Antacids Than We Do On Politics.

We All Must Be Mindful That The United States Has Diplomatic, Civilian, And Military Personnel Deployed In Other Countries With Both Challenging Security Environments And Active Terrorist Networks Interested In Targeting Not Just Our Facilities But Our People. One Of Their Greatest Protections - Knowing That The United States Does Not Negotiate With Terrorists - Has Been Compromised.

Earmarks Have Become A Symbol Of A Congress That Has Broken Faith With The People. This Earmark Ban Shows The American People We Are Listening And We Are Dead Serious About Ending Business As Usual In Washington.

It's Pretty Clear That Over The Last Three Months The Economy Has Paused. And It's Also Pretty Clear The American People Are Still Demanding And Asking The Question, 'where Are The Jobs?' And The Reason We Don't Have New Jobs Is Because Of The Job-killing Agenda Pursued By President Obama And His Allies In The Congress.