"if the Senate is dignified and decent, then we can find a way to have that dignity and decency control."
"Do you feel you have all the authorities that you need by statute in order to generate the cooperation, the support, and the information that you need to do your job?"
"We see that number potentially rising into the hundreds, and as the number of bank failures... the potential for fraud involved in some of those increases."
"And you mentioned 38 matters that are open directly related to the current financial crisis."
"It has distinguished itself in that regard."
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."
"I could not agree more with Senator Graham's concern about that."
"there is an over-correction going on in the marketplace which argues very strenuously for decisive action, which I hope is forthcoming."
"you have to move aggressively, clearly, and to start working."
"I've described it as Dick Cheney's 'Little Shop of Legal Horrors.'"
"The number ran up close to 800 that were contained in that facility. About more than two-thirds of those detained have already been released by the previous administration."
"Obviously, that's not my understanding of what rule of law means, nor of what Executive Orders amount to."
"It has operational and political value because of the sovereignty problem."
"I believe that the Treasury Department and these institutions should consider very seriously making the bonus pools consist of the troubled assets."
"If we are going to bear the risk of these investments, then taxpayers should have the benefits in the future."
"I recognize that there is a need to maintain and keep talent in these institutions..."
"The valuation of these assets is going to be absolutely critical."
"I don't think they get past the laugh test, frankly."
