"What all of us want is to figure out what works best, what makes sense for us here."
"We do not have a bill ready at all. There has been a lot of talk at this point."
"The economic crisis introduced a new term in our national vocabulary: 'systemic risk.'"
"I strongly, as I made clear, believe that the council is the right approach."
"I concur with his approach and that our goal ought to be allowing these institutions to actually fail in an orderly process and not be simply propped up ad infinitum."
"I have got another--I am just going to make one quick comment, because I do not want to interfere on Senator Martinez's time."
"Thank you all."
"I share the overwhelming view of the panel that systemic risk ought to not be placed with the Fed and ought to be empowered with a new independent council that includes the Fed."
"It was not perfect and I share concerns about some of the dollars getting out."
"I hope this Committee will have a chance to examine some of our past policies where we encouraged folks to get into homes with no documentation, no money down, no equity involved, no skin in the game,..."
"I hope you will think, as you thought creatively in creation of this program in terms of the carrots, that you think equally creatively in terms of potential sticks or penalties."
"I just am concerned with these kinds of stories that we are all hearing, and Lord knows you are hearing them directly, as well."