"people expect you to meet your obligations that you have already incurred and they expect you to meet those a 100 cents on the dollar."
"No, sir, it passed, and I believe there were--there was some bipartisan support, but I don't think it was overwhelming."
"Oh, I apologize. I currently am the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for standing up the consumer agency."
"I have seen a letter that says 44 Senators will block any nominee to head up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau unless the bureau is substantially changed."
"I think we should start with much clearer disclosure. I don't think it's appropriate to take any tool off the table."
"Congressman, repeal the--giving the agency the powers that Dodd-Frank has given it, you know I think what we ought to do is we ought to get out there and get started on behalf of the American people."
"We must do better."
"We believe in enforcement at the consumer agency, yes, sir."
"Of course, Mr. Chairman. We would be delighted."
"But remember, this is an agency we are building over a very long arc."
"Our first item that we are working on out of the box is to reduce the costs for the credit issuers, yes, sir."