I am wondering if the Senator can confirm that we have routinely extended unemployment benefits over many decades, over both Republican and Democratic Presidents and Republican and Democratic Congresses, and we have always done it when the…

we have today taken a very strong, positive step forward in terms of responding to the No. 1 crisis in our economy, and that is jobs for all of our people. Under Leader Reid's leadership, we were able to get a bill through, with a huge…

we have to get the confidence of the American people restored, and their trust.

until I think you make it clear that this is an important objective, we will get a lot of motion and not a lot of results.

I think some of the problems with the Basel II, particularly, were the ability to rely exclusively on credit ratings for securitized products.

Expecting it and getting it are two different things, and I think we have reached the point we have got to get it, Mr. Chairman.

We are in the midst of this great residential and it goes right to the core of economic confidence and ultimately consumer demand.

one out of ten homes are either in foreclosure or 90-days delinquent, and that saps not only the energy from the economy

I am coming to a conviction, that many times these devices are used to avoid regulatory constraints.

There is a long-term value to derivatives.

I will concede, it is a difficult problem, but sometimes you have got to send a very strong message.

My thought would be if, for example, one of the factors in a contract for a radar system was a plus for a valid apprenticeship program in the applicant, would that be helpful, in your view?

The greater use of libraries to deliver workforce services is a great idea.

We need better data. We need better analysis.

I think it is important for us to foster within the government but also outside of the government the ability of multiple agents to make a judgment on this.

Last, I just want to say how pleased we are that we learned last week that Senator Reed introduced S. 3005, the National Institute of Finance Act of 2010.

I want to thank you all for excellent testimony, thought provoking, and also for your advancing this issue.

If we don't achieve it in the next several months, the bubbles that might be out there percolating... will once again catch us by surprise.

I think we are all focused on finding the best way to maintain higher levels of common equity.

I think it is important that we begin here.

They have proven that the last few months rather aggressively.

I believe that Director is appointed for a term of 5 years.

I want to welcome Governor Tarullo also. I want to thank you for holding this hearing at the suggestion of Senator Corker.

too big to fail is the first chapter, but the second chapter is too interconnected to fail.

I don't sense there is a mutually exclusive sort of agenda here.