Tony Cardenas actually said...

"I think the more civil enforcement cops on the beat, if you will, that are protecting consumers, the better."

"That would be devastating, I think, to the effort to protect consumers and to restore funds that were--ill-gotten gains entitled to get that back."

"I am very proud of the American businesses and the kind of overall 99.9 percent of following the rules and following the laws."

"Most certainly, if bad actors know that they will not be held accountable for taking consumers' money, they will double down on those efforts."