It is endemic across the Federal establishment, it is just more comfortable to be in the capital complex.
Some of the work that--all of the work that you do is some of the most important work that we do in this government, and...
The difficulty with that is when you get a large corporation that the consumers can really put the screws to.
I think, Ms. Bader-Blau, your testimony about the problems is well accepted.
We all need to redouble our efforts in that regard.
I have listened carefully to all the suggestions that you have.
This is really a nonpartisan issue. This is a bipartisan issue.
I think, and sometimes in this committee we do have a tendency to politicize everything, and this is a cause that really...
I think it is about time that we had a serious policy conversation in this country about whether that State-by-State app...
these are critical issues that we need to face and deal with.
I would like to encourage each of you to quickly implement S. 2155 and significantly tailor regulations for banks.
We encourage you to use your discretion to address the overly broad application of these provisions.
Our economy is finally getting back on track, and full implementation of S. 2155 will continue to drive growth and impro...
I commend those efforts and encourage the Fed to continue to move forward on those aggressively.
that deterioration should make us think about how we are going to approach this as we go forward.
I just, as I think a lot of us today, do not have any confidence whatsoever that they are dealing in good faith.
I was one of the ones--indeed, I led the effort--to not ratify the New START not because I do not believe we should deal...
Let me begin by thanking our witnesses for agreeing to testify this afternoon, and to help the Committee gain a better u...