I am disappointed that you have got to wait until July of 2010 for them to become effective.
Today is the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday and I took my daughter up to Lincoln's cottage.
Your days of bilking American families at the expense of our economy are over.
This hearing this morning will give us a chance to reengage in that debate and discussion.
The need to reform the practices of our nation's credit card companies and to provide some tough new protections for con...
I would like to be able to mark up a bill in this area.
We frequently hear from constituents about the burden of abusive credit card practices.
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.
These practices are wrong and they are unfair.
clear, complete, and understandable disclosure, as Senator Dodd has pushed for years, is so critical.
the notion once again that we could ever start thinking about regulation, reform, and creating new architectures for the...
I think it is a very important point to take away from a hearing like this, how best we do that.
This was not a natural disaster. This is one that was avoidable.
I think these are basic things that one would require.
I believe before we legislate in this area, I think we should be careful.
2009 could be one of the worst years on record for credit card consumers.
Americans want the plan to work. My colleagues want it to work. I believe all of us do.