I think we sometimes overlook the degree to which we have transformed the way we conduct business in this country with the respect to electronic transactions.

I heard a lot of complaints from the merchants in my district and across Massachusetts about the amount of money they were paying in these transaction costs.

I find it as a strength, especially with respect to the position of the dissent that asserts that derivatives were not a major factor.

And I want to thank the witnesses for helping the committee with its work.

I had an amendment in the Dodd-Frank Bill that was sort of watered down in the Senate regarding the governance of these clearinghouses.

the derivatives title of the Dodd-Frank Act is essential to reforming our financial system.

there is a stench of privatization about this whole thing, and I am not going to diminish the service...

To me, it is just plain wrong to go in there and close the post office without giving any reason why.

I am looking for responsiveness; I am looking for sensitivity. I am looking for some sort of compassion from the Postal Service.

These post offices and stations and branches are intensely local institutions. They are not only commercial centers; they are also social centers.

When we see the disruption that is created by a closing, it has very real and dramatic impact on the people that we represent.