Richard Shelby actually said...

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

"I believe our main goal today in regulatory reform must be to eliminate taxpayer exposure to private risk."

"I am willing to consider any proposal that will strengthen our regulatory framework and help our economy."

"I don't believe myself that being big is necessarily bad. But I do believe that being big and thinking the government is going to bail you out is bad."