Richard Shelby actually said...

"I agree with Senator Dodd. I don't think big is necessarily bad."

"I would hope that you, as the Chairman, in the interest of achieving better regulation and better monetary policy and independence of the Fed, would put the monetary policy ahead of your interest, of ..."

"Fortunately, the regulatory reform process gives us here, I think, a chance to develop a better, more accountable regulatory structure and enhance the real and perceived independence of the Federal Re..."

"I also believe, too, that the Fed's monetary policy independence is crucial and it must be preserved."