"information is the gold--personal information is the gold of the modern era, as I always say."
"Whatever the title and label might be, let's get some of these things done that have broad, wide consensus, and not be political about it."
"As the Chairman had indicated, I Chair the Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments Subcommittee, where the Securities and Exchange Commission falls under that purview."
"This designated mission may be important, and as Mary Jo White had said, important, but not the focus of the SEC."
"We need to ensure that Mr. and Mrs. 401(k), as you call our Main Street investors, are able to invest in a better future."
"I applaud you for that. Well, let's work together, sir, to reverse the negative trend of declining IPOs."
"Good news, I discovered what a wooden lunch hut is. Keep the wooden lunch hut. Cancel the damn spiral staircase."
"I, and many others on this committee, have expressed real concern about the decline in the number of companies seeking to go public in the last number of years."
"I really appreciate you coming here and being in front of this committee."
"I want our colleagues on that side of the dais to know we are reaching across the aisle to ask for your help and support."
"This bill would standardize attorney's fees awarded in suits by private parties against the Federal Government."
"I can attest it does need reform."