John McCain actually said...

"Mr. Weiland, you indicated in an interview with the Subcommittee that it was not your job to enforce the risk limits, even though you were the senior risk officer at the SCP."

"Do we live in a world, Mr. Braunstein, that government regulations of our business and our lives, we just decide, well, we are not--because we are concerned about something, we are not going to comply..."

"Well, with normal citizens, normal enterprises, if by regulation you are required to do something, and you do not want to do it, then you seek avenues to avoid it."

"So we have reduced compensation. For example, your compensation was reduced?"