Christopher Dodd actually said...

"Our primary concern is protecting working families in this Nation who have paid the highest and the most unfair price for our regulatory deficiencies."

"This discussion, the fundamental difference is that my sense of the 23 or 24 of us that sit on this Committee particular, is there is a great appetite for trying to figure out what works."

"We need to provide them with the peace of mind to protect the policyholders as well and make sure that our insurance industry is strong and stays strong during this time of economic difficulty."

"Handing over the public purse to an enhanced Fed is simply inconsistent with the principles of democratic Government."