Frank Lautenberg actually said...

"should executive compensation be tied to the long term health of the company?"

"Federal receipts at the U.S. Treasury have declined nearly 19 percent for the first 7 months of fiscal year 2009 as compared to the same period in fiscal year 2008."

"We've got to give the regulators the tools that they need to predict and prevent financial crisis."

"The pity of it is, we have neglected putting money into the transportation systems in our Country that are so much in demand."