"So merely someone saying to you, creating this fiction, in a sense, that FINRA all of a sudden has to stop everything, you cannot--do you believe the--I have read the statutory language, and it seems to me quite clear that the ability to reach and to get documents and evidence where there is suspici..."
"There is a great deal of respect for the work done by people at the SEC."
"If we missed Madoff, it seems to me we have got to go back and revisit that whole model, don't you agree?"
"I would like the SEC and FINRA to report every 3 months to this Committee on actions that you are taking to improve the effectiveness of examinations and the handling of credible tips in order to redu..."
"In effect, then, you become worthless, in a sense. What is the purpose at this point? Creating that kind of a fiction merely then avoids any kind of real supervision."
"I hope, finally, we're really going to do something about it, because it's just--it's stunning, really, the--almost--it's a kind of arrogance, maybe, or something, on our part, that we don't think we ..."
"We must work together to address the challenges we face."
"Obviously, Mexico is terribly important. But Brazil is as important."
"We're very fortunate, indeed, to have two people of extreme ability and talent joining this administration."
"I think there is a sense that there are potential partners here..."
"I have a very strong view that the investment in aid programs and development programs, in the long run, is the way that we leave a mark on the world about what America's values are."