"this would be job-killing legislation."
"I have to respectfully disagree, and I think you yourself point out that actually in the Great Depression, which of course led to regulation which tamped down the cycle of boom and bust."
"This is clearly a challenging decision for the Congress. It is the opposite of a black-and-white decision."
"We voted for the sanctions for the express purpose of taking away the money to force them to the table to negotiate the deal."
"Now, we may agree that the deal is good or bad, but to negotiate the deal whereby they would get that money back."
"It is ironic because, of course, the bad actors since 2006, 2007, 2008--Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the GSEs--generally remain unreformed."
"I am still trying to figure out what problem exactly it is we are trying to solve here, particularly given the general consensus that independent monetary authority independent of political meddling i..."
"This from an institution that thought the sequester was a good idea, that thought that an 18-day government shutdown was a good idea, that thought that threatening default on U.S. sovereign obligation..."
"Outside of this room, most people acknowledge that proposals to 'audit the Fed' will over time chip away at its independence."
"I want to make sure, does anybody disagree with the fact that there was a major crisis in this country?"
"I really appreciate this opportunity to reflect after 5 years on the effectiveness of Dodd-Frank."
"I think it is fair to say that the facts demonstrate that Dodd-Frank, far from having a catastrophic effect on the capital markets, actually contributed to the restoration of those markets and somethi..."