"Chairman, thank you."
"I look forward to working with you as we consider the fiscal year 2012 budget requests for the CFTC and the SEC."
"I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, as we review this budget, and others, and make certain that our agencies have the opportunity to explain their story and we reach the right agreement ..."
"I think this is a terrible, sad circumstance, in our country, when your hometown banker says, 'It's no longer worth the regulatory cost...'"
"We're getting a little bit too much heat from our examiners at a time when we want to increase lending."
"the idea that you can't go to your hometown banker and get a home loan is trouble--is hugely troublesome to me."
"if that occurs because we have an over-regulated lack-of-commonsense regulatory scheme, we ought to be able to fix that problem."
"There are consequences to the value of the dollar, to the standard of living, to inflation."
"I'm not exactly sure--Mr. Kirk--I think his conversation with you is--was about the World Bank."
"I have heard many concerns expressed that the CFTC is moving too quickly and has not adequately established the cost of new regulations."
"This call for a roadmap is intended to foster transparency and broaden understanding."