Jeff Merkley actually said...

"every time a consumer gets a fair mortgage loan rather than a predatory one, a great deal of help has been created in terms of a wealth-building enterprise versus a wealth-stripping one"

"I want to thank you in particular for your leadership of finally having a watchdog fighting for consumers and fairness in financial transactions."

"Well, thank you for your efforts to wrestle with this issue."

"I share the concern of many of my colleagues that an international body would set standards for U.S. financial institutions."