Jim Himes actually said...

"Instead, you have used the Bureau to serve the wishes of the most powerful financial companies in America."

"somewhere along the way, this agency went from a goal of protecting consumers to a tug-of-war between protecting consumers and undoing regulations because lenders didn't like them."

"It is certainly not something that anyone should want to ignore or anyone should want to shut down an agency tasked with an independent oversight in this area."

"I guess I am looking for a specific statement from you about how important you think this is."