Something has gone wrong. We both agree with that.
I strongly believe that the credit rating agencies played a pivotal role in the collapse of our financial markets.
Widespread overreliance on ratings meant that the effects of poor quality or inadequately updated ratings could ripple t...
Is it possible that ratings for certain instruments, such as more traditional bonds we have talked about, have a greater...
How is the decision to leave the NRSRO ratings embedded in the regulatory framework consistent with the goal of not affo...
I hope you won't quit. I think your honesty and your candor here is very important.
We recognize the role of the Treasury to set some policy for financial regulation. But ultimately, it is going to be the...
We need a mechanism that can resolve very large financial organizations in a way that is orderly, that protects the rest...
this crisis has revealed that our Nation's 'too-big-to-fail' problem is much worse than many thought.
I would think that if you look at the record here of the failure of the regulatory bodies, that all roads seem to lead t...
It has represented a daily threat... to its people ever since this revolution took place.
we have yet to implement a sanctions regime that produces the desired result.
Iran is the major funder of most of the Middle East terrorist groups that are a problem for us.
We are very united in our concern and our anger about the Iranian program of nuclear weapons development.
Iran has become 'a central bank for terrorism worldwide.'
Iran continues to make strides in both its nuclear and missile programs, and it is still recognized as the so-called cen...
Iran's nuclear ambitions and its sponsorship of terrorism.
Mr. Chairman, I thank you for this opportunity.