Christopher J. Dodd: “I actually think the idea of actually buying these, as suggested, is not as attractive as the insurance idea.”

I think our strength as a country relies on us as being an attractive model, and that has been diminished.

Congress should pass the Homeownership Preservation and Protection Act--two things to mention there--that Senator Dodd sponsored and many Members of the Committee co-sponsored.

Where were the regulators?

We do not need ideology, and we do not need politics. We need clear-headed thinking.