I appreciate that that is a different question, though, and it is one that deserves examination.
We were talking on the way over about the need probably to replace terms like 'code books' with 'electronic information'...
So there is a requirement that the Government, with some degree of burden, prove that the individual knew that national ...
It seems to me, with that clarification--and I really appreciate that--that with that further requirement, it is hard to...
I really hope that we can call upon you as we start to try to formalize how we might want to respond to all of this for ...
Do you think that is good policy? Or would it not, in fact, be a rather simple and, in fact, important way to solve this...
There needs to be a brighter line and a better transparency so that the official leak becomes the authorized official st...
I did comment publicly in May 2010 about a letter published by a senior officer that I believed inappropriate.
I understand your passion, but that's not, I think, frankly, in the tradition of America.
Thank you for being here, Mr. Blankfein.
Should it have been disclosed?
I mean, you did get $10 billion of the taxpayers' money.
How do you think the community banks are doing, Mr. Blankfein? I think they are doing pretty poorly.
But you didn't make any direct home loan mortgages.
The rating agency would know whether they were told or not.
It has been alleged in the case of the Abacus----
And I know you are not a charitable organization. I know why you are in business.
Explain, perhaps for the benefit of the Subcommittee and for the record, what is a synthetic CDO?
