As this Committee works to modernize our Nation's financial regulatory structure, the question is whether we should be giving you a bigger p...
Deregulate, fast, before everyone runs to London.
Mr. Chairman, you have an extraordinarily difficult task ahead of you.
I wish we had done that a year ago. It might have made the situation less dramatic than it is today, but I welcome that move, as well.
We need to be careful to make sure we are not going to contribute to the very outcome we are trying to avoid.
I noted in my opening comments that housing and autos have historically led us out of recessions in many ways.
Thank you very much, Senator.
I don't welcome that at all, but I can see how it's possible that may happen. I think that's unfortunate, but it may come to that. I'm conce...
What are the alternatives? What's more cost-effective and still maintaining national security?
I am disappointed that you have got to wait until July of 2010 for them to become effective.
I think these are basic things that one would require.
This was not a natural disaster. This is one that was avoidable.
I think it is a very important point to take away from a hearing like this, how best we do that.
This hearing this morning will give us a chance to reengage in that debate and discussion.
the notion once again that we could ever start thinking about regulation, reform, and creating new architectures for the 21st century, very ...
The need to reform the practices of our nation's credit card companies and to provide some tough new protections for consumers.
Your days of bilking American families at the expense of our economy are over.
Today is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and I took my daughter up to Lincoln's cottage.