Richard Shelby actually said...

"He says give me my pork, or I will bring the government to a halt."

"If we basically all agree--and I hope we do--that nothing is too big to fail, and if we have sound regulation, the power, that regulators have the tools to regulate and do their job, safety and soundn..."

"If they have the authority, then it is a question of do they have the will to use their authority. Is that right?"

"Do you believe that regulators presently have the ability to restrict a firm's activities, including their proprietary trading, if they deem this not to be a safe and sound practice?"