We provided an additional $100 million to cover cost overruns necessary to complete the project.

Can you give me a general impression of whether or not this has created dislocations in other parts of the Treasury Department which need to be addressed and whether the repayment or the payback on these TARP funds is some indication that…

Shouldn't we be talking about making credit available to the poor people who are lured into these payday loans?

How do you stay in front of it on the technology?

These projects employ architects, engineers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, and many others.

As the lifeblood of the American economy, small businesses must be the main driver of our Nation's economic recovery.

I'd like your thoughts... about whether the current penalty structure is in fact at a level consistent with creating a deterrent.

So could you say to me, I mean, or could we say to those who are observing this hearing that when your agency does its job and ends up with a trustworthy marketplace, it also is engaged in enforcement actions which bring in more revenue…

This really is a classic constitutional confrontation here, the building of courthouses, where we literally have three branches of Government involved in it and obviously going in different directions.

Why would you cut back on an established network that has proven that it can help businesses?

the marketplace that you regulate is creating the revenue opportunity.

It's about enabling our enforcement staff through technology and the right skill sets to bring those kinds of cases.

the judicial branch picks its priorities.

Chairman Gensler, thank you for being here and we're glad that you're on the job.

I have brought before the Senate, twice now unsuccessfully, an attempt to change the bankruptcy code so that we can create more incentives for renegotiating mortgages to avoid foreclosure.

Can you tell us, when we are so short on money and we do appropriate the money and nothing happens for 4 or 5 years, you can understand why that gives us a fair degree of angst.

there appears to be an awakening on the part of the average person about how many corporations are being managed

We'll be working closely with you and your agency as we put together the appropriation bill.

Well, I am glad that you came by, Senator Bennett. You are always welcome here.

Of course, Senator Collins, your questions will be submitted for the Secretary, along with others, for him to consider.

I have co-sponsored legislation to require companies operating as refund loan facilitators that offer loans to register with the Federal Government.

we recently enacted or passed in the Senate an historic credit card reform bill

This morning on National Public Radio (NPR) local broadcast, there was an indication that D.C. charter schools are having a tough time finding space to open new schools.

What is the expected return on investment for taxpayers?

And Judge Bataillon, thank you for coming and giving us an insight into this constitutional clash that we have over the construction of courthouses.