Steve Cohen actually said...

"Why are we still trying to get out of the historic credit crisis in this country?"

"I think it is up to us to step forward once again and not to give up on this, Mr. Chairman, because I think it is not yet too late to enact this reform and to stem this collapse of the housing market ..."

"The important thing--it would be one thing if Freddie and Fannie were simply private companies. We are Freddie and Fannie, and the taxpayer will back that."

"I would suggest, Mr. Chairman that it ought not to be the prosecutor."