The trend has got to come back to strong banks, strong capitalized banks.

we are in a much weaker position now because of the policies of the last 8 years which have seen deficits pile up upon deficits

I think, Ms. Schapiro, that they are central to any regaining of trust in our securities industry.

I have argued myself that any efforts to fix our financial system should begin with an evaluation of what exactly went wrong.

Based on current projections and absent any catastrophic home price decline, FHA will not need to ask Congress and the American taxpayer for extraordinary assistance. There is no need for any bailout.

And if I had five GM or Ford plants in my state I would oppose this bailout.

This is only delaying their funeral.

We haven't gotten an agreement. There are still a lot of different opinions. Mine is it's flawed from the beginning.

The Paulson plan is a bad plan. It will not solve problems, it will create more problems.

We hadn't gotten an agreement. There's still a lot of different opinions. Mine is, it's flawed from the beginning.

I agree with you, Chairman Inouye, that we have turned the corner after many years

I just believe that we should, working with you and the Administration, do everything we can to protect the young soldiers because they are highly vulnerable, are they not?