"Thank you for holding this important hearing as we begin the process of reauthorizing our nation's surface transportation policy."
"the improvements be considered by the new administration as it begins to make decisions on our Nation's cybersecurity strategy."
"the adequacy of the strategy and identify areas for improvement."
"First of all, let me thank you, Chairman, for holding this hearing. This is a very important piece of legislation of those who have lived through it."
"the CSIS Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency."
"initiated a review of the Government's overall cybersecurity strategy and supporting activities."
"I share your concerns about Basel II. I think that is clearly part of the causal fabric here for our crisis."
"I want to thank Professor Coffee for his kind words about our credit rating legislation."
"Mr. Chairman, I am very interested in hearing the witnesses assembled. We have an impressive panel."
"The Fed does not have the authority to simply expend taxpayer dollars."
"this omnibus we are debating contains an additional $38 million for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the proposed budget of the President is around a 13 percent increase over the 2008 marks ..."
"You say that the biggest fault of OTS was not recognizing the magnitude of the situation developing with respect to credit default swaps."
"I am alarmed, because if the Fed has that position, it seems to contradict exactly what Mr. Polakoff said he did."
"It is distinctly in the public interest for this information to come out."
"maximizing the effectiveness of competition"
"Looking back, do you believe it was prudent as a Nation to have run up, as I calculate it, the $7.7 trillion in debt during those 6 one-party years?"
"I think we were too, in a sense, beguiled by this notion that we could put everyone in a home."
"I want to particularly thank you for is I heard today that within the President's proposal there will be a $1 billion fund to launch the Affordable Housing Trust Fund."
