Susan Collins actually said...

"I think it is very clear what the Goldman executives meant, and I, too, am baffled that they continue to maintain that they did not have an overall net short position."

"Do you think that Congress should impose a clear fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of your clients on broker-dealers?"

"Investment advisers have a legal obligation to act in the best interests of their clients."

"I cannot help but get the feeling that a strategy of the witnesses is to try to burn through the time of each questioner."