Richard Shelby actually said...

"Principles matter, but rules matter, too."

"If Franklin Roosevelt were to come back today and he would find we had these enormous pooled funds that were outside, virtually outside of any form of regulation, I think he would say, 'I thought we s..."

"I don't think we can give the power to override fully public bodies charged with issues like investor protection to the Fed."

"Some of these banks should be closed. Will they cost money to close? Will they send shock waves through the system? Absolutely. But if you keep subsidizing banks, when do you stop? Close them down. Ge..."