"Often, housing is provided, and transportation is provided. So in my view, that far exceeds anything that you are comparing it to."
"we in Congress are charged with being responsible stewards of taxpayer money"
"taxpayers who did not participate in the pension have now been asked to take care of footing the bill"
"I would consider that negligence"
"Have you started discussions with the Central States about how they are going to return the taxpayer money?"
"What I understand now, and I have 8 seconds, but so far you have approved 53.6 billion in special financial assistance?"
"Mr. Chair, I know my time is over, and we will look for further background information on it because this just is not cutting it."
"Our passivity is their opportunity."
"I am opposed to too much regulation only when it defies common sense."
"Materiality is the watch word. And the most recent disclosure rule that the SEC has issued is not material."
"It is safe to say that when Congress created the Board, they intended it to operate independently and without regard to political considerations."
"I am not one to hand over authority to the SEC or any other regulator willy-nilly and without purpose and reason."
