Clarity is very important, the transparency you are talking about.
had we not acted, we would be having a very different conversation in this room today.
Can you imagine if your Social Security were tied into the stock market today, what it would be like?
As this Committee works to modernize our Nation's financial regulatory structure, the question is whether we should be g...
Deregulate, fast, before everyone runs to London.
Mr. Chairman, you have an extraordinarily difficult task ahead of you.
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?
The need to reform the practices of our nation's credit card companies and to provide some tough new protections for con...
This hearing this morning will give us a chance to reengage in that debate and discussion.
These practices are wrong and they are unfair.
2009 could be one of the worst years on record for credit card consumers.
clear, complete, and understandable disclosure, as Senator Dodd has pushed for years, is so critical.
Today is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and I took my daughter up to Lincoln's cottage.
In this time of economic turmoil, we need to proceed carefully, but we do need to proceed.
Senator Dodd's comprehensive Credit Card Act fills in many of these gaps.
This was not a natural disaster. This is one that was avoidable.
I believe before we legislate in this area, I think we should be careful.
