Jeff Merkley actually said...

We have to protect the integrity of the staff judgments and try to insulate the Commission from political or economic pressures.

At the end of the day, the public's greatest safeguard in this area lies in the process of the appointment of Commissioners.

Certainly it is my view that the current crisis is an example of how failure to provide for adequate consumer protection compromises the saf...

I believe talked in your testimony about increasing financial obligations as the size of organizations creates greater risk.