Are consumer lending practices that the industry celebrates as innovation actually useful to society, or are they just a way to make more an...
the government cannot do that.
While the central counterparty clearing and exchange trading of simple, standardized contracts has the potential to reduce risk and increase...
The creation of clearinghouses and increased information to trade information warehouses are positive steps to strengthen the infrastructure...
the bottom line, Mr. Chairman, is I completely agree with the need to do as much as we can to assure that we have covered the risks in our e...
Recent events in the credit markets have highlighted the need for greater attention to risk management practices and the counterparty risk i...
If Congress overreaches and bans or generates significant uncertainty regarding the legitimacy of decisions to customize individual OTC deri...
I share a number of the concerns that have been raised by my colleagues here in reference to the new authorities to be given to the Fed.
I intend to push for reforms that modernize and rationalize our Federal financial regulatory system to handle the challenges of 21st century...
The recent taxpayer funded bailouts and investment scandals demonstrate our regulatory system is outdated and largely irrelevant.
Does this white paper institutionalize government bailouts in a new resolution authority?
Bifurcating safety-soundness oversight from consumer protection raises many questions.
We make that determination.
What is the benefit/cost ratio of the proposed copper mine?
For many years now, mining in Arizona has been barely a blip on the chart.
It would be unconscionable to allow this proposed legislation, S. 409, to go forward.
As wise investors of the nation's public lands, isn't it better to invest in something that gives us a big return?
What, I think, this committee is looking for is a thumbs up or a thumbs down from the administration.
