Elizabeth Warren

Dodd-Frank required that the CFTC and FERC agree on principles for sharing data.

I think we already have ample evidence that the Fed needs to place additional restrictions on how banks trade and warehouse physical commodities.

We still have not recovered from the failures of the Fed and the other banking agencies to limit systemic risk and protect consumers leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.

Market manipulators do not respect jurisdictional boundaries between agencies. In fact, they try to exploit those boundaries and take advantage of gaps in oversight and in data sharing.

I have to say that sounds pretty appealing to me.

I understand from you that the only reason this has not been done is that you have concerns about working out the details about confidentiality.

I rise to support the Truth in Settlements Act. This bipartisan legislation, which I introduced earlier today with my colleague from Oklahoma, Dr. Coburn, will help the public hold Federal agencies accountable for the settlements they make…

The GAO report concludes that it is too early to declare victory on the too-big-too-fail problem, and I agree.

The committee's recommendation reflects the strength of Judge Sorokin's resume, the extraordinary support that he has received from those who have worked with him and appeared before him.

No, and I think it has the added difficulty that you will never find a clear-cut definition of what is a hedge and what is a speculation.

I am very pleased to introduce Judge Leo Sorokin, who has been nominated to fill a judicial vacancy on the district court for the District of Massachusetts.

Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you, Ranking Member Grassley, for holding this hearing and for allowing me to be here today.

I am very pleased to be here this morning to introduce Indira Talwani.

Mark came highly recommended by the Advisory Committee on Massachusetts Judicial Nominations.

I am here today with some good news. This week the government will fix something that was broken. I know that some people wish to deny that is possible, but hear me out. Five years ago, during the 2008 financial crisis, we witnessed…

I am proud to have recommended him to President Obama, and I look forward to his full approval by this committee and swift confirmation by the full U.S. Senate.

The Volcker Rule is an important step in the right direction if it is strongly enforced.

I believe it is time to start looking seriously at other options. Too big to fail is just too dangerous for us to cross our fingers and hope for the best.

I come to the floor in support of the Equal Employment for All Act, a bill I introduced today with Senators Blumenthal, Brown, Leahy, Markey, Shaheen, and Whitehouse. This legislation would prohibit employers from requiring prospective…

We have public policy that is sort of perfectly built for 1972

Only 18 percent have retired benefit plans.

It just seems like, to me, this is another example of how middle-class families are getting squeezed.

A third of all seniors have less, or as they approach their senior years, have less than a year's worth of income and a third have no savings at all.

The current system forces seniors to spend most of their assets in order to qualify.

Every single Commissioner thinks that there needs to be a solve