I would make the case... that manufacturing, while productivity has gone up immensely in the last many years in manufacturing, wages have not kept pace with that productivity.

Thank you, and, Chairman Bernanke, thank you.

I think on the issue of manufacturing, in general, you do not want to set specific percentage targets for different industries.

As Senator Dodd also mentioned, traditionally autos respond well to low interest rates.

Only in the last few months has it become so politicized and we have seen some revisionism in our history that Roosevelt and the New Deal were failures.

the fact that they had to rush Sherrod Brown back here to give him just the votes that he needs to squeak by to get this... just proves that he simply does not have the bipartisanship that he was looking for.

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A lot of us are particularly concerned about credit card targeting of young people.

I do not think your answer was cavalier, but I do think that it implies something that I do not like to hear.

I understand the need for secrecy and confidentiality. I understand all of that. But the bank no longer exists.

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Despite these efforts, the economic crisis has gotten worse, not better.

I think we might look at locating those--an institute like that somewhere outside of Washington.

I think that model works.

your comments about seeing health care delivery as a science are just exactly right.

Madam Chair, could I have 30 seconds to say something about the panel, if I could?

Repealing or weakening the CRA would be a mistake.

I think there should be accountability.

The causes of this crisis are complex and cannot simply be blamed on the CRA.

I really, really appreciate your holding this hearing today and the work you have done.

If you buy these at face value, you are going to guarantee billions and billions of dollars of losses for the U.S. Government.

I don't think a single call to my office on this proposal has been positive.

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