"But we also have international competitiveness issues."
"That is a horrible choice. And I am sorry."
"We want to make sure that there is cooperation from the CFPB with those State regulators."
"So one of my colleagues said that basically the unions pass the hat."
"This is really the crux of this discussion today. You are being forced, money is being taken out of your pocket."
"It hasn't even been enacted yet, and so being sure that small businesses are protected, which Congress was concerned about, hasn't happened yet."
"It is basically regulation through lawsuit, and the Federal Government already has that authority."
"This is absolutely absurd."
"You have not taken action. You have not fired anybody. You haven't changed policy."
"Thirteen months later."
"So an agent was murdered, and your action is to move people around. That seems to me to simply inconvenience people, not to rid them of Federal employment."