Christopher Dodd actually said...

"A year later, taxpayers are forced to pump billions of dollars into our major banking institutions to keep them afloat."

"The alternative was losing, in my view, the entire section on executive excessive compensation. Given the choice -- this is not an uncommon occurrence here -- I agreed to a modification in the legisla..."

"When I left the Senate, it was not in there. So, when I wrote the language, there was no such language like that. I can't point a finger at someone who offered the change at all."

"The only reason that they even have a job is because of the taxpayers and their ability to put forth money to this."