I think it has been very illuminating.

We are arguing here about what should be in it and what should not be in it, which I think is important.

I think you are probably the smartest person who comes and testifies before us, and I think most people would agree with that.

I find it kind of interesting now that the Republicans point to the courts as some sort of objective standard when it changes.

I agree with what the SEC is attempting to do here. I think that is no secret, I always have, and I think it is certainly within their jurisdiction.

It depends on what you do. You get people who do the same thing certainly in criminal law, and then you get different outcomes.

Appeasement doesn't work, and I think that is a real problem.

I do think that at the moment, we are appeasing Russia.

Since 2011, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has protected consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive business practices.

I appreciate that, and so do the polls. Notably, according to a recent nonpartisan poll, over 82 percent of Americans support the CFPB and its mission to protect consumers in the financial marketplace.

I was outraged by Hamas' murder and massacre of innocent people in Israel. It was an ugly crime against humanity.