It seems to me that what we are putting on the tracks here is a brand new entitlement program that could very well likel...
Failing to reform this one program for just 1 year has cost us $2 trillion.
Let's put a cop on that beat so that the spectacular failure of consumer protection at the root of this mess is never re...
The independence of the Fed has served us well over time.
With decision-making authority dispersed to the Board and Reserve Banks, who will be accountable to Congress for the sys...
I do not believe that we can reasonably expect the Fed or any other agency effectively play so many roles.
We cannot afford the status quo. We must act now to put a plan in place that protects consumers and investors, saves job...
Stronger consumer protection could have stopped this crisis before it started.
I urge my colleagues to focus on creating a regulatory system for the next century, not one that merely seeks to remedy ...
Accountability at the Fed--Mr. Secretary, the Federal Reserve System was not designed to carry out the systemic risk ove...
I do not believe either in the mortgage area or in the core things that threaten the stability of the system it is fair ...
I really worry today if what we are seeing is kind of a dead cat bounce where all we are doing is pushing so much borrow...
I personally believe this represents a grossly inflated view of the Fed's expertise.
To rebuild confidence in our financial system, both here at home and around the world, we must reconstruct our regulator...
the most significant thing many of us will do while serving in the U.S. Senate.
We must do everything we can to not only ensure the safety and soundness of our financial system, but also its competiti...
I share those concerns. Senator Hatch and I have, I guess for 9 years, had legislation to make a substantial improvement...
I would suggest we have a hearing on that. It is a matter that is worthy of our attention.
