Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I do appreciate that--the testimony that has been advanced.
I know of no member of this Committee--neither a Democrat or a Republican--who would ever want to get in the way of one ...
I think the American people have a right to this, as long as steps are taken to protect our national security and our na...
I believe you're going to be confirmed. You're certainly going to have my support.
I am not sure this point has really been addressed.
I will say it is kind of a sad commentary on our regulatory system if all it takes is changing the name from insurance t...
I had an interesting conversation the other day with a senior member of the New York Stock Exchange.
There has been discussion about whether you could have categorized credit default swaps as insurance.
So several people have spoken to the role of the AAA rating as being borrowed or used, if you will.
I just wanted to make sure I captured your comment correctly, that the credit default swaps were the great enabler of th...
There is a group of people who don't complain at all about their health coverage in this country and that's Members of C...
I think it is fair to say that I wouldn't have any Republican sponsors on the Healthy Americans Act if I had tilted this...
Both political parties have been right. Democrats have been right about the idea that you cannot fix this system unless ...
I want you three and the advocates who have come here today to know that we're going to have some advocates at the White...
Could I ask one other question, Mr. Chairman? How would you three propose paying for it?
What Claude Pepper suggested on a number of occasions is starting a model so that people on a voluntary basis could star...
You can't turn it all over to the government. You can't just have a government-run operation.
the first bipartisan universal coverage bill we've had in the history of the Senate, we take two baby steps.
