Deregulate, fast, before everyone runs to London.
Thank you very much, Senator.
The public-private partnership idea is one that I think has some value.
We need to be careful to make sure we are not going to contribute to the very outcome we are trying to avoid.
It would seem to me you have all the authority in the world.
I believe the authority exists under the Congress for you to be able to do that under TALF with municipal issues.
The announcement of the stress itself has, I think, created stress in a sense in terms of how the private sector looks a...
I think part of this is that, remember, we do have a legal procedure.
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 ...
I noted in my opening comments that housing and autos have historically led us out of recessions in many ways.
AAA-rated bonds out of municipalities for schools and hospitals has got to be at least as creditworthy as a student loan...
I would hope there is no additional authority that you need at the Fed in order to be able to exercise that authority.
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 com...
What are the alternatives? What's more cost-effective and still maintaining national security?
I respect immensely that Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve moved on the issue of regulation.
These are not mutually exclusive concepts and it is our job--our obligation--to craft a regulatory structure that can ac...
But doesn't it also basically--in other words, the incentive for the issuer to make sure that the borrower is going to b...
The need for quick action to end abusive lending practices is more urgent than ever now.