Jeff Merkley actually said...

"it is pretty clear to me that the stimulus package did a lot for a lot of different things. It did zero, virtually, for the Defense Department, and I am worried about that direction."

"I have outlined in this document a detailed set of red flags that make me very suspicious that the returns aren't real, or if they are real, that they involve front-running customer order flow."

"I am very concerned about the personal safety of myself and my family as a result of this report."

"I have spoken to the heads of various Wall Street equity derivative trading desks and every single one of the senior managers I spoke with told me that Bernie Madoff was a fraud."