"And you know what, we highlight the word 'innovative' around here, and we say we want them to be innovative."
"this policy has worked."
"let us be very, very careful about scaling back authorities that had everything while we were negligent to do with the recovery."
"those things have been linked to the recovery by my friends in the Republican Party."
"I would really appreciate it if the Commission would, in fact, focus on nuance and getting us a more clear message..."
"the whole idea of the JOBS Act, of course, is that young companies shouldn't bear the full burden of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance."
"I think this is a cultural genocide, just like we are experiencing religious and human genocide in the Middle East."
"I actually voted for the JOBS Act. I had some misgivings, but in the end I thought it was a good compromise."
"I find myself puzzled by the incessant attacks on you and on your agency."
"the kinds of predatory and inappropriate behavior that the CFPB has countered over the years are not difficult to understand."
"I thank you for the fact that the CFPB has returned $11 billion to 25 million consumers."
"There is simply no question or no point of fact to suggest that we are not dramatically more prosperous as a country."