So who receives the calls--I mean, again, they are all referred or triaged----

That is why Senator Shelby and I introduced the Safe Markets Act, to give the Enforcement Division the additional resources it needs.

Could you please? Yes, and get back to me. On all of these, if you could get back to me in writing--within 5 days, is that OK? A week?

the SEC, known as 'the gem of the financial regulatory world' a long time ago, and the SEC's police, your Division, the Enforcement Division, was its public face and its iron fist.

I fought so hard for an amendment to the Fraud Enforcement Act on the floor last month to ensure that the SEC get the funding it desperately needs.

Do you think this is sufficient in protecting our markets? Or do you think the SEC should also have investigative powers over currently unregulated entities--hedge funds and unregulated products like credit default swaps--to ensure the…

OK. Does anyone else have a comment on any of the things I mentioned?

Permitted, but is it part of the process?

Tricia is a dynamic and accomplished public servant, and I am delighted to support her nomination to be Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor.

But anyone who calls with an actual complaint or whatever will be given a call back.

Excuse me, but the Congressional delays are not close to as long as yours.

I have asked a few people, why would it take a year-and-a-half? And nobody can figure that out.

The Federal Reserve's failure to protect consumers from these outrageous rate increases is unconscionable.

I think you could figure out a better way than the one you have chosen.

I believe that the Federal Reserve's failure to protect consumers from these outrageous rate increases is unconscionable.

Consumer protection, in my judgment, long before you were there, has been a weak point in the Federal Reserve.

under either scenario, the Fed has given the green light to banks to take advantage of American families.

It is fair to ask why they won't use the same powers to aid American families who are at just as great a risk.

It is fair to ask why you won't use the same powers to aid American families who are at just as great a risk.

No Senator has worked harder or contributed more to the immigration conversation than Senator Kennedy.

If I had additional personnel, I have got robbery issues, I have got auto theft issues, I have got a lot of other crimes that I think threaten public safety a lot more than going after someone who may have overstayed a visa.

Can we achieve significant immigration reform in this session and, if so, what would this reform look like?

I think the time is right. I do.

We cannot restore confidence in our immigration system until and unless we face up to reality, put ideology aside, and find solutions.

I do think there are potential ideas and solutions out there that I have, others have, and I think we can do it.