The CFTC has been woefully understaffed.

The Department's response to the GAO report sounds like a turf battle to me rather than focusing on what the objectives should be.

This decision has been perplexing to many of the automobile dealers in my State.

Senator Collins has been working with this group for some time.

I look forward to working with you to give small businesses the support and assistance they need to emerge from this recession strong and nimble.

I am convinced that we not only need to make sure these two agencies have the resources necessary but that we need to proceed with regulatory reform.

Aggressive enforcement is absolutely critical, but there's another way that's important for protecting investors.

Protecting investors is more compelling than ever since many first-time investors have turned to the markets to help secure their retirements.

I look forward to working with both of you, and with Chairman Durbin to ensure that you have the resources and the tools you need to ensure investors are protected and that markets are functioning properly.

I want to salute you for your leadership in securing significant increases for both these agencies during your chairmanship of this subcommittee.

What I'm thinking of is there is a problem with foreign exchanges and what rules they're going to play by.

it is just infuriating to me that they are cutting off credit to small businesses that, in many cases or in most cases, are paying on time.

Does this budget have support for the development of small business clusters?

I know that in my State, I've seen thousands of individuals who have seen their retirement nest eggs shrink.

This doesn't make much sense to me.

What our hearings demonstrated was that speculation in the commodities markets by noncommercial investors... has grown enormously from 2003 to 2008.

GSA is asking the American manufacturing community to help meet its goal of 'on time, on budget, on green.'

I cannot imagine a federally or State-chartered bank being allowed to have a leverage ratio of 30:1.