We have put an end to too-big-to-fail bailouts and to an era in which executives on Wall Street felt free to gamble with other people's money.

I took an oath of office and Congress writes the law. So we are going to adopt exactly what you have.

There is a clear end-user exception for anyone who is hedging or mitigating a commercial risk for nonfinancial firms.

I do not think it is going to work. I hope it does.

one of the goals of the Dodd-Frank legislation was to end Government bailouts.

I rise today to pay tribute to our colleague, our friend, and a great statesman, Senator Ted Stevens. It is a somber day in the Senate Chamber as we continue to mourn his loss. Senator Stevens' service to our Nation began during his…

A lot of us are concerned about FHA, and you know why.

I have got to ask, Mr. Scire, are you skeptical, real skeptical, doubtful that FHA is going to get toward that 2 percent, just 2 percent, goal?

If we don't have the information, we don't want to be shocked like we have been before.

I certainly want a good housing program, but I don't want a welfare program.

You have got to have data on the percentage of loans, say, in 2000, 2005 out there, how many foreclosures, how many underwater, and all this.

In other words, if somebody was going to buy your portfolio, they would be looking at what was really in that portfolio----