"regulatory modernization will be a priority in the 111th Congress and I look forward to joining them in this important debate."
"I commend him for his willingness to take this tremendous responsibility of serving as the Secretary of HUD."
"Opening statement of Senator Dodd"
"we ought to help get the President's cabinet in place as quickly as possible."
"I think it is very important that you utilize those skills and find means by which you can be heard."
"If we get the challenge of educating our children right--and I believe we can--everything else will follow."
"the country has been facing a growing housing problem that had its origins in the scourge of predatory lending."
"Today, we all recognize that if our children fall behind for a decade, America falls behind for a century."
"Your neighbor's house is on fire, you have a hose, you lend it to them."
"I think Senator Lugar, again, spoke for the committee in expressing our desire to have a Secretary of State in place and ready to go as rapidly as possible."
"grave questions remain as to whether or not we have chosen our battles correctly, pursued the right strategy, defined the right goals."