"At the core of what we are talking about is protecting American investors from risky securities."
"I get about $7 billion, a very--"
"$250 billion in market cap obliterated in the meltdown which David Schweikert called a little financial rollercoaster."
"I have actually found this discussion incredibly interesting. And I think anyone listening to the panel would arrive at the conclusion that yes, regulation does impose costs on companies like Mr. Hatf..."
"If we pursued that policy, it would actually not be helpful toward full employment?"
"I happen to think that the reforms in Dodd-Frank, many of them are terribly, terribly important."
"Centuries of experience with bubbles and crashes have shown us the need for smart regulation--how important that is to well-functioning markets."
"How have investors in this country fared over the Obama Administration?"
"I have watched as the Republican Majority has seized each and every opportunity to remove and erode every protection that is there in the law for our investors."
"Since March 2009, shortly after the President took office, the stock market alone has restored $7.2 trillion in household wealth to U.S. investors."
"We are obviously here for political reasons."