"Senator Schumer"
"I am confident that the changing of the guard, particularly the appointment of Mary Schapiro as the new SEC Chairman, will be a good start toward reforming the SEC."
"The industry is coming to agree with me."
"That is why Senator Shelby and I, among others, are introducing the Safe Markets Act today, which, among other things, would authorize the hiring of 100 new SEC enforcement staff as well as FBI agents..."
"You cannot be your own watchdog."
"I want to thank the witnesses and thank the Chairman. I look forward to the testimony."
"This kind of exemptive rule is, in my view, deregulation carried to excess."
"I think we are a far cry from the SEC that was established by Joseph Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt in the 1930s."
"I think our leadership on this is critical to our bona fides with respect to Iran, North Korea, and the rest of the world."
"I endorse him, without qualification, unequivocally, and with a great deal of pride that someone of his talent has been nominated."
"I believe that your nomination, should you be approved, will end the rancid politicization at the Department."