"I think it is very important for us to emphasize that none of these bills, neither in spirit nor in letter, seek to undermine the regulatory regime prescribed by Title VII of Dodd-Frank."
"These bills will not lead to new loopholes, these bills will not lead to lax regulation, and they will not lead to another Wall Street meltdown."
"My colleague here, Mr. Bentsen, said there were many studies that didn't find any connection, and that is like saying that there are many studies that didn't find Pluto until they found Pluto."
"I just think it is the height of irresponsibility for us to do this without some good discussion."
"We have to make sure that there is a willingness on the part of the private market to fill the gap that will be left by the absence of Fannie and Freddie."
"I stated my concern and great worry about this whole issue in my opening statement."
"What are the consequences of moving ahead without giving any thought to what will take the place of this gigantic void?"
"So it will disrupt production but will not jeopardize food safety?"
"given that in respect to the furloughs of the food safety inspectors under sequestration, and the fact that these food inspectors do not just stop at the plant but they deal with the ranchers, the far..."
"I want to hopefully work with you on an issue that a lot of folks are talking to me about back home, and that is school nutrition."
"And your process of dealing with the furloughing of these food inspectors that you have outlined so far is basically categorized by the $85 billion sequester that will go through September 30th."