There is a legitimate debate about how well the program has been managed, and history will determine whether or not the decision we made in September and October was the right one.

I want to know immediately. I do not need to get letters. Just tell me when you are not getting answers.

It is literally infuriating.

I strongly opposed the TARP bailout legislation because I believed Congress jumped right to a legislative solution without first identifying the problem it was trying to solve.

I must say, you are always a spectacular witness.

I believe it is consumer protection.

This is the moment. This is the moment. We have been given, unfortunately, a moment.

the issue of the subject matter of this hearing, the modernization of the U.S. financial regulatory system.

Let me thank all of my colleagues, and I think you all understood we intended, obviously, at some time earlier to have this hearing a little earlier.

I understand to be that you believe this ought to be a high-priority item for this Congress, the 111th Congress.

I asked someone once, 'Why do you think it is that the world comes here?'

we had an interesting session on our side of the aisle, gathering today to listen to some of our new economic team under President Obama