Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
In announcing the termination, Secretary Gates questioned the need for a single service, single purpose program.
The National Rifle Association supports S. 1241, which would amend PL 106206 by creating a separate permit and fee struc...
Eighty percent of the cost in the post office is labor. You cannot fix this problem without looking at all the costs.
If we don't attack the real problem, and if we refuse to use competitive markets...
We did nothing in the new health law about $250 billion worth of medical tests that nobody needs.
The reason why we need another bill is because we don't have competition in the health care industry.
It's become en vogue to crucify the insurance companies.
I come to the conclusion that actually investors would have been better off had there been no OTS
Was it common practice at OTS to issue recommendations to banks and then simply take their word?
We see over and over again that OTS dedicated a great number of hours and personnel to the supervision of WaMu, yet prob...
Well, I would have no doubt that OTS has a system today, especially in light of the hearings that have been held.
I would put forward that we are about to make the same mistakes that we are claiming and accusing those that are coming ...
OTS relied largely on WaMu management to track progress in correcting examiner-identified weaknesses
In both of your assessments, as you looked at this and you look at OTS--and this is a huge example of regulatory failure...
Because now we have become criminally negligent if, in fact, we are using selective tools of enforcement for one thrift ...
Where was the Congress in looking at OTS? What was the last time Congress did an oversight hearing on the effectiveness ...
So there was no secondary follow-up by OTS to changes that were requested by OTS.
