we are engaged and have been engaged for months in dealing with the consequences of decisions made by the Bush Administration

more than one-third of the money advanced to banks has already been repaid to the Treasury

I believe that the structure of compensation has been flawed.

is there a danger if we were to adopt say-on-pay or some of the other rules that you are proposing, that we would have the capital flight

the Money Service Businesses Act of 2008, H.R. 4049, sponsored by Representative Carolyn Maloney, Chairman Barney Frank, Ranking Member Spencer Bachus, and Representative Judy Biggert, was passed in the House of Representatives.

It seems almost absurd that the licensed regulated business that serves an important need to its community would be driven out of business because no bank could serve it.

Chairman Frank, and many others, have been engaged already in this discussion.

We do not need our taxpayers' dollars going to prop up these regimes in Africa that are bleeding the countries of their natural resources.

Without a strong stance on these corrupt officials, this will only lead to poverty increases.

Ensuring prudent management of resources, promoting accountability and openness is of utmost importance.

I want to say thank you for providing leadership on this important issue.