I think it is important that we get the rigor, but I also think it is important that we do not spend another decade trying to perfect the models.

I wish to thank my friend for his comments about addiction. I agree with the Senator from Ohio, talking about the victims from Ohio. I can assure him we have victims in Virginia and all across the country, and we need to get this…

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I give the Fed a lot of credit, and others, for stepping up when we as policymakers have not stepped up.

I think we have before us two extraordinarily distinguished public servants.

So, I guess, in your opinion, if we were trying to improve post-trade transparency in the Treasury market, can we do that without impairing liquidity?

I think if we are going to make comparisons, comparing back to that 2005-2008 time period is not the appropriate comparison marker.

the idea of speed for the sake of speed at least has to be evaluated.

the notion that foreign-based debt is going to have a higher capital standard than American-based equivalent debt is not the right way to proceed.

I have also been interested, as we think about some of this transformation taking place in Treasuries, as we see more move toward algorithmic trading.

I really worry about this. It seems like a very conservative move.

Any prediction, left or right, shows the deficit going up dramatically, and the deficit really, my belief is, is not necessarily the sole driver right now.

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I think there would be actually bipartisan sense that some of the more egregious actions on payday lenders needs to be stopped.

What I would say is we believe it would not be appropriate for new FinTech startups to be getting an advantage in the marketplace.

The challenge, though, is when you have got these new technology tools, how do you balance the innovation.

I would point out that if you look behind you, you will see a lot of folks who are supporters of the Bureau.

due to a prior commitment, I regret I was not present to vote on the nomination of Dr. John B. King to be Secretary of the Department of Education. Had I been present, I would have voted in support of his confirmation. I look forward to…

let me first of all thank my colleague from the State of Connecticut for his comments. I, too, will be joining him and others in supporting the resolution to be brought forward in some moments by Senator Paul. I, too, agree that this is a…

For months and years now, we have called for a culture of safety. But what we get is a culture of resistance to making changes for safety.

What more can the Federal Government do to help? What more should we in Congress do?

I strongly endorse this maker-taker pilot to help detect conflicts of interest, promote price transparency, and reduce inefficiencies.

Over the past few decades, we have seen remarkable technological progress and innovation in our security markets, coupled with substantial regulatory reform.

But, it is a fair critique, not of you all, but some of the exchanges, that their first round of proposals were more about preserving their own commercial interest than actually trying to figure out how we can bring more trading frequency…