Bill Nelson actually said...

"I am interested in how we can find a way to regulate leverage, because leverage seems to be the operative word when you look at what happened with AIG."

"The deregulation permitted this operation that was not regulated to do whatever it chose to do without setting aside capital to support the obligations it incurred."

"Between the two of your companies, you received $80 billion in bailout, and you have now, between the two of your companies, requested another $36 billion. That's $116 billion."

"Well, you see, we have to ask ourselves the question in trying to protect the interest of the American people."