"I have been hearing about the need to reform law enforcement authority to investigate under Title 21."
"I think common sense dictates that it would be better to have more investigators looking for illegal drugs than not having more investigators looking at illegal drugs."
"AIG executives should apologize for taking bonuses, resign, or -- get this -- follow the Japanese example, his words, and commit suicide."
"you can have irresponsible Republican Congresses, you can have irresponsible Democratic Congresses, and if they overspend, eventually it is going to bring about inflation."
"I think our last year has shown that more aggressive activity on the part of the CFTC is really needed."
"I believe that as more Government money is pumped into the system, ... we are going to have more whistleblowers come forth."
"The economic crisis that the country is experiencing began with problems that were related to the overleveraged, overpriced, and unsustainable housing bubble."
"I consider them very courageous people. They bring forth a lot of valuable information."
"I think it makes sense to fold oversight of the Bear Stearns and AIG bailouts into your office."
"In these times of Federal financial intervention in the marketplace, we need heightened awareness about how taxpayer dollars are being spent."
"With so much money in the housing market, unscrupulous individuals found a marketplace that was lax in regulation and enforcement, making it easy to commit fraud."