Jeff Merkley actually said...

"I want to join my colleagues in thank you, Chairman Bair, for your hard work during an incredibly difficult time in America's financial picture."

"Do we want a country where families participate in the wealth of this Nation, where they are able to send their children to college, plan for their retirement, own a home, be part of an ownership soci..."

"I want to thank you all for the work you are doing and I am out of time."

"Yes. It is kind of the beginning of a much more in-depth conversation. Thank you."