Christopher Dodd actually said...

"the actions we take have to be commensurate with the scale of the problems we face"

"the Congress adopted a measure... of a commitment of some $50 billion out of these TARP resources that you have toward mitigating the foreclosure crisis"

"We cannot restore the credibility of our financial institutions and put our economy back on track until we restore the credibility of the Government's response."

"Americans want the plan to work. My colleagues want it to work. I believe all of us do."