Our economy is doing fine, so we can absorb the impact, ... Nobody [in the U.S. economy] is being hurt right now.

America's economy is best served by reasonable increases in the minimum wage, so that we don't hurt small businesses from growing and creating future employment opportunities. Nationwide, voters will continue to reject Democrat support for higher taxes and lawsuits that impair our nation's economic progress.

The idea that these high prices will hurt demand and cool the economy is finally getting currency, ... The gasoline season is over and the refineries will be back by the time we need to build supplies for next summer.

There are two things that can hurt an economy, one is a deficit and the other is higher taxes, so it's almost a matter of pick your poison, ... But why do we have to run deficits, or why do we need higher taxes? They both really stem from not the tax cuts but from overspending.

The U.S. is the steam engine of the world's economy, so a slowdown in that market will hurt Asia's exporters.

He never really hurt me with his shots because he is not a big puncher. But he is a brilliant boxer. Although I was hurting him with some body shots he kept coming back. I thought I had him from the fifth round onwards, although he was always coming back for more and I really needed to be fit to win it.