"This may be one of those areas where we can all agree that we may have to do a fix because it affects a lot of our communities."
"My understanding is the way you did that then, you did not do a cost-benefit, go through those mechanics?"
"I am enthusiastically looking forward to the next round."
"Out of the things we deal with here in Washington, trying to find a way to save money for this country shouldn't be political theater."
"I am, in many ways, on a personal level, almost heartbroken."
"let's deal with the truth, let's deal with the math."
"If you were sitting up here and had to go on to the next question after that, where do you start?"
"I hate asking for data when I feel like I am adding cost on the taxpayers."
"As efficient as the Mint seems to have become the last few years, and we appreciate the diligence there."
"Community banks have expressed to me direct concern regarding the proposed Basel III rules on capital requirements and the effect they would have on bank lending and especially on the local economy in..."
"a little financial rollercoaster"
"Should we be coming together trying to move toward a single point of contact from a regulatory environment to something that is much more simple, much more understandable?"