"I do not believe that the current plan that has been advanced under the TARP legislation... will work to get the credit flowing."
"What we should do instead... is, one, either... we should do what the FDIC normally does."
"The advantage of going last in the opening statements is that I have the privilege of agreeing with my colleagues."
"This crisis may have begun with subprime mortgage lending."
"I believe it is unacceptable for us to continue to allow this anomaly to continue."
"Government must be made more responsible to the people."
"People are angry that small businesses are threatened with closure because they can't get financing from their TARP-assisted banks."
"People are angry that even if they have consistently paid their bills on time... their TARP-assisted banks are unilaterally raising their interest rates."
"None of this seems fair."
"We have spent nearly six months... reviewing the response of two administrations to an unprecedented financial crisis."
"This lack of a clear strategy is also hampering our economic recovery."