"This Committee is going to play a very important role in addressing this crisis."
"I still fail to see how we can get a real handle on the foreclosure situation with sticks as well as carrots."
"We should come first because the taxpayers laid it out."
"It is better to get it right than get it quick."
"This moment is unlike any other that we have experienced in decades."
"Put simply, our economy is withering, and the confidence of the American people is at a record low."
"Government, however is charged with improving the lives and welfare of the people."
"the public is outraged by this behavior, with good cause."
"the TARP program remains a critical tool our Government will need to address the economic crisis."
"there appear to be significant gaps in Treasury's monitoring of the use of taxpayer money."
"we must see a sharp change in the direction of this program under new management."