Chris Dodd: “The Committee will come to order, and let me apologize to our witnesses and colleagues for the slight delay.”

I had hoped we'd get in the lame duck session to the ratification of the Colombian Free Trade Agreement and the Panamanian Free Trade Agreement.

In fact, it was the uncertainty inherent in a nontransparent and reckless financial system that made Dodd-Frank necessary in the first place.

I frankly don't see the sovereignty issue as playing a role as an impediment as much as the sheer ability of the cartels to corrupt.

I'll tell you, one of the things I feel very good about is that there are people like Bob Menendez, who care about these issues.