"As a former prosecutor, when you have these Ponzi schemes and the Madoff case and things that result from these loose and ineffectual regulations from the past, so we could at least beef up some of the law enforcement's efforts in this area."
"I have to get used to these things on the House side."
"That is a simple test."
"The Europeans are using it as a smokescreen for their own regulation failure."
"I am in favor of better regulation of behavior, as Dr. Hoenig laid out, but I am afraid that we have seen time and again, all our regulators, particularly around big finance, get captured."
"We cannot do this in a cocoon."
"One of the things that Congressman Oberstar and I have learned is that there is supposed to be money set aside for bridge maintenance, but oftentimes that money goes to building new projects."
"I am working on some legislation--and I hope others will join me--with the upcoming reauthorization of the transportation bill."
"I think we will be working a lot together because I do not just serve on this Committee but, like Senator Lautenberg, also serve on the Environmental Committee where we are doing the transportation bi..."
"We should make it very clear that our banks cannot deal with financial institutions and banks from these jurisdictions that don't comply with the highest standards of regulation."
"I appreciate this. Sounds like a very interesting discussion."