Paul E. Kanjorski: “I consider him to be a good friend and an outstanding community leader.”

I sympathize with the constituents of my friend from New York, Mr. Ackerman. When you hear some of the stories from the testimony of the Inspector General, that if only somebody turned around when they were examining the Madoff operation…

The pain that the majority of my constituents and probably so many constituents around the country--they are not going to trust any of us.

I have never seen anything in the world more devious or backdoor to come in to Federal regulation than doing it this way, and with the least amount of real direct effect.

Part of the question I have is something I hear from many of my constituents, particularly after the most recent financial crisis in the country; they ask the question why, after mistakes are made by people in various positions of…