"I also would like to thank the ranking member, Mr. Gutierrez, for his efforts in these areas, as well."
"This is not a problem for Democrats or Republicans or conservatives or liberals. This is an American problem and it deserves an American solution."
"It is better to build a strong child than to repair a broken adult."
"I guess at some point, Madoff will come in, and we will try to find out how we can better strengthen the SEC to make sure that we can prevent crimes from occurring."
"And you want to see that criminals are caught, don't you?"
"I just don't want this to metamorphose into a later time when you are not here that we need to eliminate it because there was fraud."
"I think that persons who commit crimes should be caught. I think they should be appropriately prosecuted. And I think that they should be appropriately punished."
"It makes sense to get three. It makes sense that it might help. But it also makes sense to me that a determined criminal will find a way to manipulate the system."
"It is a question of will. The question is: Will we take up the responsibility to secure this country?"
"We have millions of people in the country that we cannot account for, in terms of knowing who they are."
"I think without MTW flexibility, these programs couldn't exist."