Chris Dodd: “I just want to compliment our colleague from Oregon--as well as other members of the committee--for his work on this…”

“I just want to compliment our colleague from Oregon--as well as other members of the committee--for his work on this historic piece of legislation. This was a long time in putting together a comprehensive, complicated piece of legislation dealing with financial reform. There are many people who deserve credit for the product of this legislation, not the least of which is Senator Merkley of Oregon, a new Member to this body but a very active and vibrant member of the Banking Committee who added substantially to the product that is now before us. I would urge my colleagues to support this legislation. I am very grateful to all who have been involved--both Democrats and Republicans--in trying to make this as strong and as good a bill as we possibly could.”