"It has also been nearly a decade since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were put into conservatorship. Housing finance reform remains the most significant piece of unfinished business following the crisis."
"My goal is to work with Senators of this Committee and financial regulators to better strike the balance between smart, thoughtful regulation and promoting economic growth."
"I look forward to working with you, Chair Yellen, the Federal Reserve, and other Members of the Committee to tackle some of these critical issues that I have mentioned this morning."
"Earlier you noted that there was a 1-percent drop in the unemployment rate of African Americans, which, of course, is a positive sign."
"What do you think drives the disparity? And what effects have your policies had on that specific demographic?"
"I would just say to my colleagues that I am certainly willing to try to do as we have often done here on big issues about which we have had historic agreements, and that is look for areas of willingne..."
"Again speaking for myself, I think we are going to have to take some action pretty quickly."
"I think it means that Republicans are going to have to approve some things we normally might not support and Democrats are going to have to do some things they normally might not do during this transi..."
"That is an alarm bell in every one of those homes."
"With Obamacare, the situation as we know it is crumbling."
"The house may be on fire, but it was on fire before we got here."
"It seems to me that it would be imperative for the Secretary of HHS and the Secretary of Education to look at ways to synergize your efforts to help the underprivileged student, the underprivileged ch..."