
Right. And I suppose there is some difference. There are some banks that are over $10 billion that are pretty plain vanilla banks and other banks over $10 billion----
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Right. And I suppose there is some difference. There are some banks that are over $10 billion that are pretty plain vanilla banks and other banks over $10 billion----

To restore confidence in our financial system after the crisis, we need more, not less, scrutiny of Wall Street's activities.

Have you reviewed the risk committees of other banks with over $10 billion to determine whether they have the necessary expertise?

Now, the Federal district court in New York State is among the oldest in the Nation...

I always viewed that job as--we would always call it a 'minister of justice,' that our job went beyond prosecuting the guilty.

I think this Committee could play a role in oversight and just communicating that, you know, if the Department wants to prove that it is capable of self-regulation, the Committee is going to want to see progress on those fronts.

Would you comment on whether the duty imposed in this proposed disclosure fairness bill to use due diligence to discover exculpatory evidence that was reasonably available to the prosecutor, would that, in fact, expand the duty of the…

Mr. President, I rise in strong support of the Paycheck Fairness Act, legislation to ensure the women of this country earn equal pay for equal work. I am grateful to Senator Mikulski--and many of our cosponsors--for her strong and able…

I look forward to the day when Senator Kirk... is able to resume his work here in Washington.

If I could, each of you has made reference in some of your answers and in the introductions to your previous service...

Senator Durbin called me personally before we began here today to ask me to express his personal regret at not being able to chair this hearing today.

Mr. Cole testified that Brady should not be augmented by statute and pointed to the very extensive training the Department of Justice has put in place.

Thank you very much, Mr. Cole, for your service, for your leadership, and for your testimony before us today.

So if I could summarize, there is no uniform, routine audit process, but there are so many different ways in which challenges are presented, whether judicial, opposing counsel, postconviction if that is the outcome, that you are confident…

And, if anything, that percentage has increased.

I mean, Congress knows better than anybody the importance of passing a law, not to catch the law breakers but to prevent the law breakers.

If the main thing that Mr. Cole points to is policies, training, compliance, access to more seasoned attorneys in close calls, would you suggest...some voluntary action by the Department of Justice to change or strengthen their recognition…