"the President has certainly said he wants to get this down, is committed to bringing it down"
"Does the preservation and expansion of the middle class in our country depend upon the expansion of manufacturing, or are there alternative strategies to have a large percentage of Americans in the mi..."
"I have often said that the success of our economy a generation from now depends on our investment in education today."
"Does kind of this story give us any sense of insight into the role of the Commissioners, the pressure they are under to keep plants operating?"
"At the end of the day, the public's greatest safeguard in this area lies in the process of the appointment of Commissioners."
"We have to protect the integrity of the staff judgments and try to insulate the Commission from political or economic pressures."
"Certainly it is my view that the current crisis is an example of how failure to provide for adequate consumer protection compromises the safe and sound operation of financial institutions."
"the foundation of so many families financially is their homes, and that we need to provide superb protections designed to strengthen our families, not deregulation or loose regulations designed for sh..."
"I really want to applaud the Fed for the actions they took over subprime lending, their action regarding escrow for taxes and insurance, their addressing of abusive prepayment penalties, the ending of..."
"I believe talked in your testimony about increasing financial obligations as the size of organizations creates greater risk."
"We have a duty and obligation to fix our insurance regulatory system."