Paul S. Sarbanes

He reflects something that is important to us.

Maryland has had a great tradition since the early--even before the early days of the Republic--in colonial times, of having a very distinguished bar.

The very substantial, positive contribution that Gary Gensler has made in the Baltimore community through his civic involvement.

These men and women play an important role in our defense, obviously, and the view that a number of these practices are directed at them in a whole range of ways, I think is a matter for the considerable concern.

In my view, it portrays clearly unacceptable practices on the part of a number of short-term lenders.

I don't think there is sufficient protection for service members.

I think it provides a disturbing insight into how predatory lenders target military personnel.

Warren Buffett has warned us that derivatives are time bombs, both for the parties that deal in them and the economic system.

Well, it's not very private counsel when you go on the national media shows, appear publicly, and answer questions in that forum.

I mean, something's wrong with the set of policies we're pursuing, it seems to me, if we're going to have the kind of erosion in the trade balance that we have seen.

There has been an incredible deterioration in recent years in the U.S. trade deficit.

I would very much hope the administration would listen to that.