Christopher Dodd actually said...

"That's why the first piece of the Administration's comprehensive plan to rebuild our regulatory regime and our economy is something I have championed: an independent agency whose job it will be to ens..."

"I think all of us would tell you up here, and I am sure you are aware of this, as well, that from our community bankers and, for the most part, the credit unions in our State acted very responsibly th..."

"We need to reform it. We need to give them a single--the bank regulators need to have a single mission focused on safety and soundness, and we need a new consumer protection agency whose sole mission ..."

"These families are the foundation of our economy and the reason we're here in Washington working on this historic and critically important legislation."