Sherrod Brown actually said...

"This hearing is timely as Federal agencies have made important changes recently that benefit the smallest depository institutions."

"I appreciate that you have invited both Federal and State regulators to continue the conversation that we had last fall about regulatory relief for small banks and for credit unions."

"These are, as you know, very serious accusations and in some cases more than accusations, as we found."

"I am hopeful that, as we move forward on that, we can bring you in our direction a little bit more."