One of the things I think we always have to watch out for as we look at public/private partnerships is making sure that the private sector actually has some skin in the game.

I'm looking forward to working with all of you.

I really wonder if we're going to take a fresh look at metrics.

I mean that we've got more agreement.

As we look at public/private which often times involves tolling, making sure that they've got to stay in the game is very important.

We are in the midst of the greatest economic challenge we have seen in a generation and we need to look for leaders who understand this, who understand history, and who understand the way markets work.

It's an honor and a privilege to support Donald Remy's nomination before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Eric Holder is a good man.

How do we protect the investor?

I share Senator Shelby and Senator Reed's concerns that you have voiced, as well, that some of these new tools that have developed, the credit default swaps, hedge funds, failure to have any regulatory oversight on those new tools.

I think you have now touched on my second point, regulation and transparency enough or actually looking, as you said, at, in effect, the social utility of some of these products in terms of prohibition or not?

It is important, so important that we don't have a whole generation of young people scarred by this deep recession.

How do we get everybody underneath that regulatory umbrella?

heavy is the head that wears this chairmanship. I just want you to know, aside from everything else, how much I appreciate what you do and Senator Shelby, trying to light a candle in this darkness.

It is all about confidence. And he knew in his heart that his children shouldn't have that attitude, and he always said to both of us, 'Go out, save your pennies, buy a home. It is America. You will be fine.'

I would hope that we could proceed forward in a very careful way, in terms of making any more mandatory obligations as to where our military would be used.

They really don't add, quite frankly, to the security of the United States to have them as members of NATO.

Do you have an idea about how these monies are going to be paid to this national army?