There is good borrowing and bad borrowing, ... If we permit our infrastructure to slowly collapse, our economy will slowly collapse.

The other thing that I wanted to say -- and that I will say at this point, even though the chairman is not going to listen,

Higher borrowing costs will lead to a shrinking housing market and a slowdown in the U.S. economy. Overseas investors, being concerned about the U.S. economic outlook, will pull their money out of the Japanese market.

While the notion that torture works has been glorified in television shows and movies, the simple truth is this: torture has never been an effective interrogation method.

If the House Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they should make their case to the American people and elect a president and a majority in both Houses of Congress prepared to do that.

Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.