"I am concerned as I think some of the other senators and witnesses have been about the question of the presumption that certain things are relevant."
"It could be the butcher at the market, it could be somebody who knows them at work."
"It's a pleasure, again, to be able to have the opportunity to discuss with you the safety and security of our Nation's biological research laboratories."
"This has been extraordinarily shocking to all of us and your report has been extremely helpful and useful."
"The Securities and Exchange Commission's handling of the Madoff case is shocking, and reveals fundamental problems with the agency's operations, organization, and culture."
"I have consistently fought to give the SEC the robust resources and authority it needs to aggressively fight fraud and other abuses in the securities markets."
"I hope today's hearing helps us to continue to identify the underlying issues and problems at the agency that led to this preventable travesty."
"I presume, but I don't want to put a conclusion forward without your comment, that at least the SEC seems to be headed in the right direction now."
"Thank you, Mr. Kotz, for an extraordinarily insightful and informative report."
"How significant is it, in terms of your own investigative authorities and responsibilities as police officers, to not just have accurate scientific evidence, but timely access to it while the crime is..."
"I don't believe that those standards exist around the Nation."
"I'm just wondering what your observations are as prosecutors about the extent and the merits of additional procedural protections in death penalty cases."
"Now, Rhode Island doesn't have a death penalty. We gave it up years ago after a murder back in 1850."
"So the servicer might be looking at financial outcomes for the servicer that are better if the homeowner goes into foreclosure than they are if they continue to work with the homeowner and put them ba..."
"do you feel that they were being cooperative and helpful on the other end of this?"
"Wall Street won and Main Street lost."
"You have perceived a distinct difference between the local banks and the big national banks in terms of the quality of the interaction between your clients and customers and them."
"All evidence at this hearing to the contrary."
