The government has made $44 trillion in promises we can't afford to keep. We must get serious now about our long-term budgetary problems, recognizing that the sooner we act, the less painful the choices will be.

Whether or not you have good consumer protection has a big effect on safety and soundness of the banking community, especially smaller banks.

The president deserves someone who can block for his policies.

You have safety and soundness as primary purpose of the Federal Reserve, the OCC, and the other agencies which control banking regulation.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

Derivatives are a huge, complex issue.

I think I could have worked for the Clinton administration.