Donald Riegle: “Let me make a comment or two. First of all, I appreciate the strength of the feeling of the Senator from New York on all…”

“Let me make a comment or two. First of all, I appreciate the strength of the feeling of the Senator from New York on all of the issues he has addressed here today. I want to say that I appreciate the fact that notwithstanding his concern about the issue he has just talked about and made reference to with respect to the article in the New York Times today, he feels that we should move ahead with this legislation. We have worked this out on a bipartisan basis, and it has a number of elements which I have described--all important, all timely. I appreciate the fact that he is prepared to move that forward, and also the parts of it that represent the thinking he has contributed in terms of small business loan securitization, among other things. With respect to the other issues the Senator raises, in rereading the story in today's New York Times, I fully would imagine that Robert Fiske, whom I have met with and whom the Senator has met with, will pursue any questions that arise which fall within the scope of his efforts.”