"Well, maybe I should ask it with more specificity. Was Treasury aware of who the counterparties were that were going to receive payment in full on the credit default swaps when $170 billion went to AI..."
"They ended up with money from the Federal Government 100 cents on the dollar, and I am trying to understand why those two are different from each other."
"AIG had people holding credit default swaps, and they took no haircut at all."
"I just want to know, are we more at risk on the question of concentration than we were a year ago?"
"Today, we are here in Detroit, Michigan to examine the Treasury's use of TARP funds to support the automotive industry."
"Such a failure would threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs, ranging from the auto industry itself to suppliers, dealers, and small businesses."
"Treasury's decision to invest in the auto industry through the Automobile Industry Financing Program provided General Motors and Chrysler with approximately $80 billion in financial assistance."
"If the question was unartful, the answer was, nonetheless, responsive."
"Well, I understand your point about wanting to take advantage of the markets if the markets open up more than you had otherwise anticipated."
"Will it be possible to give us some idea of what kinds of metrics are to be in the reports?"
"After the IPO and the Government has, hopefully, receded from the field here, how will we know if the taxpayers' investment was a success?"
"Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Bloom. I appreciate your being here."