"However, it seems to me that the rate at which these have been coming out is sort of erratic."
"I think if anybody needs to be brought to task, it is perhaps the Congress of the United States and this committee for not doing its oversight responsibility."
"And many of us believe that the specter of default on sovereign debt should never happen, it is unthinkable."
"We should have 10,000 times more hearings on the incompetent management of our economy that led to the $16 trillion drop in household net worth."
"I would also remind Members on both sides of the aisle that during the last Republican default crisis, family net worth dropped by $2.4 trillion."
"So if you look at the fact that the party that was responsible for running up all the red bar graphs was, in fact, removed from power, I think there is accountability."
"While it is important to periodically re-evaluate the effectiveness of every Federal program, I am increasingly concerned by indications that TRIA may only be extended for a short time, or not at all."
"I believe that it is intellectually dishonest to believe that the Federal Government would not and should not step in following another large-scale terrorist attack."
"A failure to extend this program is unacceptable."
"Do any of you know the answer to this: Has there ever been an estimate of what the losses would have been economy-wide had the government not backstopped the money market industry in 2008?"
"Since its inception in 2011, the CFPB has been a very effective advocate for consumers and taxpayers."
"Just 5 years ago, American families lost $16 trillion in wealth in less than 2 years."