"We held our noses because it cost so much money, so much federal taxpayer money indebted us so deeply to do that, but it turned out to be a good gamble because we have recovered, as Ms. Geoghegan has ..."
"What I want to know, what I really want to establish here is this the oversight panel, and the thing that I really care about is whether the law is being followed."
"One thing that we have talked about is the elimination of bonuses as executive compensation, the elimination of golden parachutes as executive compensation."
"So, in essence, their reward is the success of the company that they are running."
"Okay. And that is what we want, because these are companies that we need to succeed not only because they are employing the middle class people that work there, but also because we need to get back ou..."
"Congress also required that Treasury prohibit golden parachutes, or exorbitant departure payments, to senior executives."
"I appreciate very much the opportunity to address that point."
"I believe we are totally cooperative with all the interviews they have requested and all of their written questions."
"I will be working with the GAO to find the best possible way to coordinate the various adaptation reports."
"Obviously sequestration is going to and it's designed to impose across-the-board spending cuts to an economy that is still slowly recovering."
"This is not the time for broad cuts to programs intended to support the unemployed."
"If we in Congress are serious about making sure our Federal Government is effectively addressing unemployment, we have to avoid these broad cuts."