"It is my bill that I created, and it was signed into law by President Bush, not Obama but President Bush."
"It was designed to stabilize neighborhoods. That is why it is called the Neighborhood Stabilization Project."
"We have discovered that the weeds had grown up, animals had taken over some, on and on and on, and it was driving down the value of other homes in the neighborhood."
"It is a good program. I am glad President Bush signed it into law."
"the SEC continues to be underresourced by the Congress, and that ultimately undermines their effectiveness."
"the bill almost exclusively focuses on limiting burdens on the market and puts no emphasis on protecting investors."
"Enforcing securities laws should be a matter of protecting the rule of law, plain and simple."
"Improving the regulation of brokers, investment advisers, and other financial professionals was a central goal of Dodd-Frank..."
"I applaud the SEC for recommending in their Section 913 study that broker-dealers and investment advisers should both be subject to a fiduciary duty standard..."
"Do you believe that variable annuities require a heightened standard of care? And if so, why?"
"I want to understand FINRA. I understand that FINRA maintains a large investment portfolio."
"Could you also comment on the compensation of your 10-person board of directors?"