Jim Himes actually said...

"I remember the early 1980s, late 1970s, when inflation destroyed the savings of the middle class and reduced confidence in the economy."

"I am certainly influenced by what I saw 10 years ago, when our fiscal response to another financial crisis was, in my opinion, deeply inadequate."

"My concern, like those of my colleagues, is that forging ahead with new regulations at this point would be harmful and have unforeseen consequences."

"the retail investor is known as, 'dumb money,' and there are any number of structures that are set up to take advantage of the retail investor."