Barney Frank actually said...

The need for regulation seems clear, and I think we should understand that this is, to a great extent, part of a historical pattern.

I never expected, given the subprime meltdown and the number of foreclosures we have, that we would get that kind of opposition.

Senators Durbin, Schumer, Kennedy and Dodd offered the first legislative proposal to create a consumer financial agency.

Our organizations have strongly endorsed President Obama's proposal regarding what should be the agency's jurisdiction.