I'm committed to make sure that taxpayer dollars are put to work most appropriately and efficiently.
I'm also grateful to each of you for your individual support on my recent confirmation.
We have learned that transparency and accountability are essential and that only through strong, intelligent regulation can we fully protect...
I will use every authority available to protect the American people from fraud, manipulation, and excessive speculation.
I think that explicit authority should be given to the Federal regulators, with the CFTC taking the lead on position limits.
I share the concerns that this agency is both underfunded, as you and Senator Lieberman's panel determined last year.
I believe that index investors, hedge funds, and other pension and financial investors were a contributing factor in this asset bubble of la...
I think it's critical that we not have any gaps in regulation.
I'm very concerned, given the current environment and the amount of money people have lost in their retirement plans and in their other inve...
I come before you having served as Chairman just 6 calendar days, but with full knowledge of the failures of our regulatory system.
The agency shares that view.