Federal Regulation of Financial Markets

Oct 23, 2008

House Committee Oversight and Government Reform

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Former Treasury Secretary John Snow, and SEC Chairman Chris Cox testified about the state of the economy, recent turmoil in the U.S. and global financial markets, and the role of federal regulators in the breakdown of the market on Wall Street. In response to sometimes partisan and pointed .. Read More
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, Former Treasury Secretary John Snow, and SEC Chairman Chris Cox testified about the state of the economy, recent turmoil in the U.S. and global financial markets, and the role of federal regulators in the breakdown of the market on Wall Street. In response to sometimes partisan and pointed questioning Mr. Greenspan said that he may have been mistaken about the reliability of some financial instruments, such as insurance-like credit-default swaps, that were not yet common when he expressed his views about markets being able to police themselves.

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00:00:06 Unidentified Speaker YESTERDAY, THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ECONOMY AND HEARD TESTIMONY...
00:00:25 Unidentified Speaker COMMITTEE WILL PLEASE COME TO ORDER. TODAY IS OUR FOURTH HEARING INTO THE ONGOING FINANCIAL CRISIS....
00:01:33 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative IN EACH CASE CORPORATE EXCESS AND GREED AND RICH COMPANY EXECUTIVES AT ENORMOUS COST TO SHAREHOLDERS...
00:01:34 Unidentified Speaker IN EACH CASE CORPORATE EXCESS AND GREED AND RICH COMPANY EXECUTIVES AT ENORMOUS COST TO SHAREHOLDERS...
00:05:04 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YESTERDAY I AGREED WITH YOUR OPENING STATEMENT AND ASSOCIATED MYSELF WITH...
00:05:05 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. YESTERDAY I AGREED WITH YOUR OPENING STATEMENT AND ASSOCIATED MYSELF WITH...
00:06:54 Unidentified Speaker IT WAS NOT DEREGULATION IT WAS THE MISHMASH OF REGULATION AND REGULATORS EACH WITH TOO NARROW A VIEW...
00:11:03 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative PUT THEM TO GOOD USE.
00:11:04 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN.
00:11:05 Unidentified Speaker WHAT REASON DOES --
00:11:07 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO ...
00:11:08 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO ...
00:11:39 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS TO PUT THE DOCUMENT IN THE RECORD IS THERE ANY OBJECTION -- IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?...
00:11:40 Unidentified Speaker UNANIMOUS CONSENT IS TO PUT THE DOCUMENT IN THE RECORD IS THERE ANY OBJECTION -- IS THERE ANY OBJECTION?...
00:11:49 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT
00:11:50 Unidentified Speaker I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT THIS HEARING IS BEING HIJACKED --
00:11:54 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THIS HEARING IS BEING HIJACKED -- I BELIEVE THERE IS OBJECTION AND THE GENTLEMAN IS NO LONGER RECOGNIZED....
00:11:55 Unidentified Speaker I BELIEVE THERE IS OBJECTION AND THE GENTLEMAN IS NO LONGER RECOGNIZED. WE HAVE BEFORE US NOW --
00:12:01 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative A DISCUSSION OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC.
00:12:02 Unidentified Speaker A DISCUSSION OF FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC.
00:12:04 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN WILL HAVE TO CEASE THE COMMENT SO WE CAN GO
00:12:05 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN WILL HAVE TO CEASE THE COMMENT SO WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH OUR --
00:12:08 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative FORWARD WITH OUR -- THANK YOU FOR SUCCESSFULLY PUTTING THAT OFF.
00:12:09 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR SUCCESSFULLY PUTTING THAT OFF.
00:12:12 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME FOR OUR HEARING TODAY THREE VERY DISTINGUISHED WITNESSES. ALAN GREENSPAN...
00:12:13 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE PLEASED TO WELCOME FOR OUR HEARING TODAY THREE VERY DISTINGUISHED WITNESSES. ALAN GREENSPAN...
00:15:45 Greenspan, AlanChairman
00:15:47 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative
00:15:52 Greenspan, AlanChairman
00:16:14 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative LITTLE CLOSER, MR. GREENSPAN? THANK YOU.
00:16:18 Greenspan, AlanChairman THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A ONCE IN...
00:16:19 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING. WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A ONCE IN...
00:25:42 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. GREENSPAN. MR. COX?
00:25:43 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH, DR. GREENSPAN. MR. COX?
00:25:48 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, RANKING MEMBER DAVIS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR INVITING ME TO DISCUSS...
00:25:49 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, RANKING MEMBER DAVIS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE FOR INVITING ME TO DISCUSS...
00:32:33 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, ALL THREE OF YOU, AFTER ALL OF YOU...
00:32:34 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU, ALL THREE OF YOU, AFTER ALL OF YOU HAVE TESTIFIED....
00:32:46 Snow, John W.Secretary THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRFRM, RANKING MEMBER DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. IT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE...
00:32:47 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MRFRM, RANKING MEMBER DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. IT IS AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE...
00:38:38 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative I LOOK EACH HAVING THE RIGHT TO RESERVE TIME FOR LATER USE. I WILL START THE QUESTIONING. DR. GREENSPAN,...
00:40:34 Greenspan, AlanChairman PARTIALLY. BUT LET'S SEPARATE THIS PROBLEM INTO ITS COMPONENT PARTS. I TOOK A VERY STRONG POSITION...
00:40:35 Unidentified Speaker PARTIALLY. BUT LET'S SEPARATE THIS PROBLEM INTO ITS COMPONENT PARTS. I TOOK A VERY STRONG POSITION...
00:41:11 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative SPECIFICALLY. SO YOU DON'T THINK YOU WERE WRONG IN NOT WANTING TO REGULATE THE DERIVATIVES?
00:41:12 Unidentified Speaker SO YOU DON'T THINK YOU WERE WRONG IN NOT WANTING TO REGULATE THE DERIVATIVES?
00:41:16 Greenspan, AlanChairman IT DEPENDS WHICH DERIVATIVES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS I THINK HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS...
00:41:17 Unidentified Speaker IT DEPENDS WHICH DERIVATIVES WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS I THINK HAVE SERIOUS PROBLEMS...
00:41:42 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative RISK. LET ME INTERRUPT YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. YOU SAID IN YOUR STATEMENT THAT...
00:41:43 Unidentified Speaker LET ME INTERRUPT YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME. YOU SAID IN YOUR STATEMENT THAT YOU...
00:42:13 Greenspan, AlanChairman WELL, I THINK THAT IS TRUE OF SOME PRODUCTS BUT NOT ALL. I THINK THAT IS THE REASON WHY IT IS IMPORTANT...
00:42:14 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I THINK THAT IS TRUE OF SOME PRODUCTS BUT NOT ALL. I THINK THAT IS THE REASON WHY IT IS IMPORTANT...
00:42:37 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU MADE A MISTAKE THEN?
00:42:38 Unidentified Speaker WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU MADE A MISTAKE THEN?
00:42:40 Greenspan, AlanChairman I MADE A MAKE IN PRESUMING THAT THE SELF-INTEREST OF ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIFICALLY BANKS AND OTHERS,...
00:42:41 Unidentified Speaker I MADE A MAKE IN PRESUMING THAT THE SELF-INTEREST OF ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIFICALLY BANKS AND OTHERS,...
00:44:01 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative PAUL KRUGMAN THE PRINCETON PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS WHO JUST ONE A NOBEL PRIZE WROTE COLUMN IN 2006...
00:44:02 Unidentified Speaker PAUL KRUGMAN THE PRINCETON PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS WHO JUST ONE A NOBEL PRIZE WROTE COLUMN IN 2006...
00:44:37 Greenspan, AlanChairman LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, MR. CHAIRMAN. THERE'S BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT...
00:44:38 Unidentified Speaker LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE HISTORY, MR. CHAIRMAN. THERE'S BEEN A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT...
00:45:26 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative HE URGED YOU TO MOVE WITH THE POWER THAT YOU HAD AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FED, AS BOTH TREASURY DEPARTMENT...
00:45:27 Unidentified Speaker HE URGED YOU TO MOVE WITH THE POWER THAT YOU HAD AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FED, AS BOTH TREASURY DEPARTMENT...
00:45:51 Greenspan, AlanChairman MR. @@@@@@@@@@ @ @ gRR) R AND AN OUTSIDE COUNSEL OF EXPERT PROFESSIONALS TO ADVISE ON REGULATORY MATTERS....
00:46:51 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU. THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS, YOU HAD AN IDEOLOGY. YOU HAD A BELIEF...
00:46:52 Unidentified Speaker I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU. THE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU IS, YOU HAD AN IDEOLOGY. YOU HAD A BELIEF...
00:47:36 Greenspan, AlanChairman WELL, REMEMBER, WHAT AN IDEOLOGY IS IS A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK WITH THE WAY PEOPLE DEAL WITH REALITY....
00:48:05 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative YOU FOUND A FLAW IN THE REALITY --
00:48:06 Unidentified Speaker YOU FOUND A FLAW IN THE REALITY --
00:48:08 Greenspan, AlanChairman FLAW IN THE MODEL THAT I PERCEIVED AS THE CRITICAL FUNCTIONING STRUCTURE THAT DEFINES HOW THE WORLD...
00:48:09 Unidentified Speaker FLAW IN THE MODEL THAT I PERCEIVED AS THE CRITICAL FUNCTIONING STRUCTURE THAT DEFINES HOW THE WORLD...
00:48:15 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative IN OTHER WORDS, YOU FOUND THAT YOUR VIEW, YOUR IDEOLOGY, WAS NOT RIGHT, WAS NOT WORKING?
00:48:22 Greenspan, AlanChairman WAS NOT RIGHT, WAS NOT WORKING? PRECISELY. THAT PRECISELY THE REASON I WAS SHOCKED, BECAUSE I HAD...
00:48:23 Unidentified Speaker PRECISELY. THAT PRECISELY THE REASON I WAS SHOCKED, BECAUSE I HAD BEEN GOING FOR 40 YEARS OR MORE...
00:48:35 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE PROBLEM IS THE TIME HAS ALREADY EXPIRED AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE --
00:48:36 Unidentified Speaker THE PROBLEM IS THE TIME HAS ALREADY EXPIRED AND AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE --
00:48:39 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative HE WANTS TO ANSWER.
00:48:40 Unidentified Speaker HE WANTS TO ANSWER.
00:48:41 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative IF YOU HAVE BRIEFLY ANSWER BECAUSE EFFICIENT MANY MEMBERS.
00:48:42 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU HAVE BRIEFLY ANSWER BECAUSE EFFICIENT MANY MEMBERS.
00:48:47 Greenspan, AlanChairman THE REASON BASICALLY IS THAT GOVERNOR GRAMLICH SAID TO ME THAT HE HAD PROBLEMS. INDEED, I HAD HEARD...
00:48:48 Unidentified Speaker THE REASON BASICALLY IS THAT GOVERNOR GRAMLICH SAID TO ME THAT HE HAD PROBLEMS. INDEED, I HAD HEARD...
00:50:49 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THINK THE EVIDENCE ISVERY STRONGLY SUPPORTS THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. ON THE OTHER HAND YOU DIDN'T GET...
00:50:50 Unidentified Speaker I APPRECIATE THAT. ON THE OTHER HAND YOU DIDN'T GET TO VOTE ON REGULATIONS THAT YOU DIDN'T PUT BEFORE...
00:51:06 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative I YIELD A MINUTE [INAUDIBLE].
00:51:08 Issa, DarrellU.S. Representative I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK IF YOU NEEDED MORE THAN THE 12 MINUTES BECAUSE YOU RAP OVER BUT THAT IS OK....
00:51:28 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative THANK YOU. LET ME START WITH ALL OF YOU, BUT DR. GREENSPAN, I WILL START WITH YOU. I THINK WHAT WE...
00:51:29 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. LET ME START WITH ALL OF YOU, BUT DR. GREENSPAN, I WILL START WITH YOU. I THINK WHAT WE...
00:52:26 Greenspan, AlanChairman I HAVE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH.
00:52:27 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE TALKED AT GREAT LENGTH.
00:52:29 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative MR. COX, LET ME START WITH YOU.
00:52:32 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. REGULATORY GAPS HAVE BEEN THE DEVILLING SOLUTION DURING THE LAST YEAR. IT...
00:52:33 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. REGULATORY GAPS HAVE BEEN THE DEVILLING SOLUTION DURING THE LAST YEAR. IT...
00:54:14 Unidentified Speaker I THINK IT IMPORTANT TO NOTE AS CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN DOES HOW MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE THIS WAS FIRST...
00:54:53 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative THANK YOU. ALSO ON THE FREDDIE AND FANNIE ISSUE.
00:54:54 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. ALSO ON THE FREDDIE AND FANNIE ISSUE.
00:55:03 Snow, John W.Secretary THANK, CONGRESSMAN DAVIS. IT SEEMS TO ME THE ROOT ISSUE WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO IT SIS RISK AND LEVERAGE....
00:55:04 Unidentified Speaker THANK, CONGRESSMAN DAVIS. IT SEEMS TO ME THE ROOT ISSUE WHEN YOU GET DOWN TO IT SIS RISK AND LEVERAGE....
00:57:13 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative LET ME ASK THIS. HAD A STRONG REGULATOR BEEN PUT IN EARLIER WOULD THAT HAVE REALLY AVERTED THIS CRISIS?...
00:57:14 Unidentified Speaker LET ME ASK THIS. HAD A STRONG REGULATOR BEEN PUT IN EARLIER WOULD THAT HAVE REALLY AVERTED THIS CRISIS?...
00:57:22 Snow, John W.Secretary NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE WHETHER IT WOULD HAVE AVERTED IT, BUT I'M CONFIDENT THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN...
00:57:44 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative AND THEY HAD THE APPEARANCE OF GOVERNMENT BACKING IT
00:57:45 Unidentified Speaker AND THEY HAD THE APPEARANCE OF GOVERNMENT BACKING IT
00:57:47 Snow, John W.Secretary IT ABSOLUTELY HAD THE APPEARANCE OF GOVERNMENT BACKING, WHICH WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE RISK CREATION...
00:57:48 Unidentified Speaker IT ABSOLUTELY HAD THE APPEARANCE OF GOVERNMENT BACKING, WHICH WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE RISK CREATION...
00:58:30 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative DR. GREENSPAN, THE COMMODITIES FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT WHICH PASSED CONGRESS BY AN OVERWHELMING...
00:58:31 Unidentified Speaker DR. GREENSPAN, THE COMMODITIES FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT WHICH PASSED CONGRESS BY AN OVERWHELMING...
00:59:11 Greenspan, AlanChairman ROLES IN THIS. IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN TALKING ABOUT REGULATION NOT TO TALK IN BLANKET TERMS BUT TO FOCUS...
00:59:12 Unidentified Speaker IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN TALKING ABOUT REGULATION NOT TO TALK IN BLANKET TERMS BUT TO FOCUS ON SPECIFIC...
01:02:08 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative DR. GREENSPAN, PRIOR TO THE BANKRUPTCY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS LAST MONTH, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN OUR HISTORY,...
01:02:09 Unidentified Speaker DR. GREENSPAN, PRIOR TO THE BANKRUPTCY OF LEHMAN BROTHERS LAST MONTH, ONE OF THE LARGEST IN OUR HISTORY,...
01:05:11 Greenspan, AlanChairman THE SENATOR SAID AT THE SAME THING TO ME. SHE IS A LONGTIME FRIEND AND WE HAVE DEBATED THIS ISSUE...
01:05:12 Unidentified Speaker THE SENATOR SAID AT THE SAME THING TO ME. SHE IS A LONGTIME FRIEND AND WE HAVE DEBATED THIS ISSUE...
01:05:40 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative EXCUSE ME. MY AMENDMENT AND MY EFFORT WAS THAT IT BE LISTED ON THE COMMODITIES FUTURES EXCHANGE. ...
01:05:41 Unidentified Speaker EXCUSE ME. MY AMENDMENT AND MY EFFORT WAS THAT IT BE LISTED ON THE COMMODITIES FUTURES EXCHANGE. ...
01:05:58 Greenspan, AlanChairman DERIVATIVES. I UNDERSTAND.
01:05:59 Unidentified Speaker I UNDERSTAND.
01:06:02 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative MINE WAS A BROADER ONE. BASICALLY, IT WAS REGULATION OF ENERGY DERIVATIVES.
01:06:03 Unidentified Speaker MINE WAS A BROADER ONE. BASICALLY, IT WAS REGULATION OF ENERGY DERIVATIVES.
01:06:08 Greenspan, AlanChairman I GENERALLY REMEMBERED THAT ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND REFRESH MY MEMORY. IF I MAY, LET ME...
01:06:09 Unidentified Speaker I GENERALLY REMEMBERED THAT ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND REFRESH MY MEMORY. IF I MAY, LET ME...
01:06:19 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative SOON AS I CAN. THANK YOU. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE MARKETS,...
01:06:20 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. IN LIGHT OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE MARKETS, TO YOU BELIEVE THAT...
01:06:36 Greenspan, AlanChairman I HAVE JUST CITED ONE WITH THE CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS.
01:06:37 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE JUST CITED ONE WITH THE CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS.
01:06:40 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative ONLY IN THAT AREA, THANK YOU. MR. SNOW, YOU ALSO OPPOSED THIS EFFORT, JOINING DR. GREENSPAN. THIS...
01:06:41 Unidentified Speaker ONLY IN THAT AREA, THANK YOU. MR. SNOW, YOU ALSO OPPOSED THIS EFFORT, JOINING DR. GREENSPAN. THIS...
01:07:14 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE.
01:07:15 Unidentified Speaker TURN ON YOUR MICROPHONE.
01:07:16 Snow, John W.Secretary THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE CHAIRMAN, I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT SINCE FOR THE...
01:07:17 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE CHAIRMAN, I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT SINCE FOR THE...
01:08:46 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WE WILL BE PLEASED TO HOLD THE RECORD OPEN TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
01:08:47 Unidentified Speaker WE WILL BE PLEASED TO HOLD THE RECORD OPEN TO GET ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
01:08:53 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative MR. WAXMAN, MAY I REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL 30 SECONDS TO ASK MY QUESTION?
01:08:54 Unidentified Speaker MR. WAXMAN, MAY I REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL 30 SECONDS TO ASK MY QUESTION?
01:09:01 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative 30 QUESTIONS TO ASK THE QUESTION AND THEN WHO KNOWS HOW LONG TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
01:09:02 Unidentified Speaker 30 QUESTIONS TO ASK THE QUESTION AND THEN WHO KNOWS HOW LONG TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
01:09:07 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative I WILL SEND IT TO YOU IN WRITING.
01:09:08 Unidentified Speaker I WILL SEND IT TO YOU IN WRITING.
01:09:12 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, --
01:09:13 Unidentified Speaker ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE, --
01:09:16 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I MAKE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT MOTION?
01:09:17 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, MAY I MAKE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT MOTION?
01:09:21 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN WISHES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
01:09:22 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN WISHES TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
01:09:25 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative BECAUSE OF THE QUESTION THAT YOU ALLOCATED TO RANKING MEMBERS, YOU HAD TO CONSUME 11 MINUTES AND OUR...
01:09:26 Unidentified Speaker BECAUSE OF THE QUESTION THAT YOU ALLOCATED TO RANKING MEMBERS, YOU HAD TO CONSUME 11 MINUTES AND OUR...
01:09:51 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative ANY OBJECTION TO THAT REQUEST? IF NOT, THAT WOULD BE THE ORDER.
01:09:52 Unidentified Speaker ANY OBJECTION TO THAT REQUEST? IF NOT, THAT WOULD BE THE ORDER.
01:09:56 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative THANK YOU. AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, I TRIED TO ENUNCIATE ALONG WITH MY REQUEST FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
01:09:57 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. AS I SAID AT THE BEGINNING, I TRIED TO ENUNCIATE ALONG WITH MY REQUEST FOR UNANIMOUS CONSENT...
01:10:46 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE 19TH. [LAUGHTER]
01:10:47 Unidentified Speaker THE 19TH. [LAUGHTER]
01:10:54 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative CHRIS, YOU MIGHT RECALL. IT IS A LITTLE THING CALLED AN ELECTION. WE DON'T WANT A TRAIL TO LEAD TO...
01:10:55 Unidentified Speaker CHRIS, YOU MIGHT RECALL. IT IS A LITTLE THING CALLED AN ELECTION. WE DON'T WANT A TRAIL TO LEAD TO...
01:11:33 Greenspan, AlanChairman A TOTAL? 18 AND A HALF.
01:11:34 Unidentified Speaker 18 AND A HALF.
01:11:36 Snow, John W.Secretary [INAUDIBLE]
01:11:37 Unidentified Speaker [INAUDIBLE]
01:11:48 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative YOU TESTIFIED A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT YOU TRIED TO REGULATE, RIGHT? YOU TRIED TO BRING SOME NEW REGULATION...
01:11:49 Unidentified Speaker YOU TESTIFIED A FEW MINUTES AGO THAT YOU TRIED TO REGULATE, RIGHT? YOU TRIED TO BRING SOME NEW REGULATION...
01:12:10 Snow, John W.Secretary I DID NOT KNOW THE NUMBER, CONGRESSMAN, BUT I KNEW THERE WAS AN OPPOSITION.
01:12:11 Unidentified Speaker I DID NOT KNOW THE NUMBER, CONGRESSMAN, BUT I KNEW THERE WAS AN OPPOSITION.
01:12:15 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative WHAT DOES THAT -- WHO IS THE BIGGEST SUBPRIME PRODUCER IN THE U.S.? COUNTRYWIDE. DID ANY OF YOU KNOW...
01:12:16 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DOES THAT -- WHO IS THE BIGGEST SUBPRIME PRODUCER IN THE U.S.?
01:12:23 Unidentified Speaker COUNTRYWIDE.
01:12:28 Unidentified Speaker DID ANY OF YOU KNOW THAT COUNTRYWIDE WAS GIVEN PREFERENTIAL DISCOUNTS TO PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND HEADS...
01:12:43 Greenspan, AlanChairman
01:12:44 Snow, John W.Secretary I DID NOT.
01:12:45 Unidentified Speaker NO I DID NOT.
01:12:48 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative YOU CAME ALONG LATER, CHRIS. DID YOU EVER GET ONE? DO YOU KNOW WHO THE LARGEST RECIPIENT OF CAMPAIGN...
01:12:49 Unidentified Speaker YOU CAME ALONG LATER, CHRIS. DID YOU EVER GET ONE? DO YOU KNOW WHO THE LARGEST RECIPIENT OF CAMPAIGN...
01:13:10 Greenspan, AlanChairman DO YOU KNOW? I DO NOT.
01:13:11 Unidentified Speaker I DO NOT.
01:13:13 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I SAID IN 20 YEARS. I SEE YOU THINKING MAYBE IT WAS SENATOR DODD. DO YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS? SENATOR...
01:13:14 Unidentified Speaker I SAID IN 20 YEARS. I SEE YOU THINKING MAYBE IT WAS SENATOR DODD. DO YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS? SENATOR...
01:14:22 Snow, John W.Secretary I DID NOT.
01:14:23 Unidentified Speaker I DID NOT.
01:14:24 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALL GO ON YOUTUBE TO SEE THAT. MR. FRANK SAID THAT THERE IS NO RISK. MR. FRANK...
01:14:25 Unidentified Speaker I RECOMMEND THAT YOU ALL GO ON YOUTUBE TO SEE THAT. MR. FRANK SAID THAT THERE IS NO RISK. MR. FRANK...
01:14:47 Greenspan, AlanChairman NO I DID NOT.
01:14:48 Unidentified Speaker NO I DID NOT.
01:14:51 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative YOU OUGHT TO SEE THAT. YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE LANGUAGE THAT ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE USED...
01:14:52 Unidentified Speaker YOU OUGHT TO SEE THAT. YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE LANGUAGE THAT ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE USED...
01:15:29 Greenspan, AlanChairman THAT IS NOT THE TYPE OF THING -- @@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @...
01:15:30 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS NOT THE TYPE OF THING -- @@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @...
01:15:35 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative
01:15:58 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman WE ARE BUSY ON THAT RIGHT NOW.
01:16:11 Snow, John W.Secretary ANY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOR, SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ACTED UPON PROPERLY BY THE...
01:16:12 Unidentified Speaker ANY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, FRAUDULENT BEHAVIOR, SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND ACTED UPON PROPERLY BY THE...
01:16:20 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:16:21 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:16:28 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative TO SAY THAT WE HAVE HELD FOUR HEARINGS, WE HAVE GOT TWO MORE SCHEDULED. WE HAVE THEM SCHEDULED AFTER...
01:16:29 Unidentified Speaker TO SAY THAT WE HAVE HELD FOUR HEARINGS, WE HAVE GOT TWO MORE SCHEDULED. WE HAVE THEM SCHEDULED AFTER...
01:18:50 Greenspan, AlanChairman I THINK IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT FACTOR, BUT NOT THE PRIMARY CAUSE.
01:18:54 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE GSE'S FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC PLAYED A ROLE....
01:18:55 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE GSE'S FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC PLAYED A ROLE....
01:19:05 Unidentified Speaker WE COULD NOT HEAR YOU.
01:19:07 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE GSE'S PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE SUBPRIME CRISIS AND IN...
01:19:18 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative MR. SNOW?
01:19:19 Unidentified Speaker MR. SNOW?
01:19:20 Snow, John W.Secretary I AGREE WITH THAT. THERE IS NO SINGLE CAUSE OF THIS. MANY THINGS CONTRIBUTED TO IT. ONE OF THE PRIMARY...
01:19:21 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE WITH THAT. THERE IS NO SINGLE CAUSE OF THIS. MANY THINGS CONTRIBUTED TO IT. ONE OF THE PRIMARY...
01:19:32 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative I AGREE WITH THE THREE OF YOU AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE ISSUES. IT DOES NOT MAKE...
01:19:33 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE WITH THE THREE OF YOU AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THOSE ISSUES. IT DOES NOT MAKE...
01:19:58 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN? MORTGAGE BROKERS WORK REGULATED, BUT NOT ON THE STATE LEVEL. THE REGULATION WAS AT THE...
01:19:59 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN? MORTGAGE BROKERS WORK REGULATED, BUT NOT ON THE STATE LEVEL. THE REGULATION WAS AT THE...
01:20:33 Snow, John W.Secretary THE DIMENSIONS IT WAS. I AGREE WITH THAT.
01:20:34 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE WITH THAT.
01:20:36 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT FANNIE MAE WAS COOKING THE BOOKS AND INCREASING THE MORTGAGES...
01:20:37 Unidentified Speaker FIRST OF ALL, DID YOU ALL KNOW THAT FANNIE MAE WAS COOKING THE BOOKS AND INCREASING THE MORTGAGES...
01:21:00 Snow, John W.Secretary I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REGULATOR.
01:21:01 Unidentified Speaker I KNOW THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OF THE REGULATOR.
01:21:04 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I HAVE A COPY OF THAT.
01:21:09 Snow, John W.Secretary I FOUND SOME IRREGULARITIES AND THAT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES.
01:21:10 Unidentified Speaker I FOUND SOME IRREGULARITIES AND THAT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES.
01:21:14 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative FANNIE MAE WAS PUMPING OUT THESE SUBPRIME SPIT FANNIE MAE WAS A GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MORTGAGE SECURITY...
01:22:00 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman IN RESPECT TO COOKING THE BOOKS, THE SEC SUED FANNIE MAE FOR FRAUD WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST SETTLEMENTS...
01:22:01 Unidentified Speaker IN RESPECT TO COOKING THE BOOKS, THE SEC SUED FANNIE MAE FOR FRAUD WITH ONE OF THE LARGEST SETTLEMENTS...
01:22:11 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
01:22:12 Unidentified Speaker YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
01:22:16 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST. I MENTION THIS --
01:22:20 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative STATE YOUR REQUEST.
01:22:21 Unidentified Speaker STATE YOUR REQUEST.
01:22:27 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I GUESS WE COULD DO SANS THE PICTURES.
01:22:28 Unidentified Speaker I GUESS WE COULD DO SANS THE PICTURES.
01:22:31 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WITHOUT OBJECTION, YOU SEEK TO SUBMIT THE PARTICLE CALLED, "FOLLOW THE MONEY. " IT WILL BE CALLED...
01:22:43 Cummings, ElijahU.S. Representative MR. CUMMINGS? THANK YOU. I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MY CONSTITUENTS WOULD ASK. ALL OF THOSE THAT...
01:22:44 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT MY CONSTITUENTS WOULD ASK. ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN REDUCING...
01:24:47 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN IN THE VANGUARD OF REGULATORS. I DO NOT BELIEVE I AM THE FIRST...
01:24:48 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. AS YOU KNOW, I HAVE BEEN IN THE VANGUARD OF REGULATORS. I DO NOT BELIEVE I AM THE FIRST...
01:25:25 Cummings, ElijahU.S. Representative I AM TALKING ABOUT THE THREE YEARS THAT YOU WERE THERE. WE WERE PAYING YOUR SALARY FOR THREE YEARS....
01:25:26 Unidentified Speaker I AM TALKING ABOUT THE THREE YEARS THAT YOU WERE THERE. WE WERE PAYING YOUR SALARY FOR THREE YEARS....
01:25:41 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman DURING MY TIME AS CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE SEEN A MARKET THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNREGULATED OUTSIDE OF THE JURISDICTION...
01:25:42 Unidentified Speaker DURING MY TIME AS CHAIRMAN, WE HAVE SEEN A MARKET THAT WAS COMPLETELY UNREGULATED OUTSIDE OF THE JURISDICTION...
01:26:23 Cummings, ElijahU.S. Representative MR. COX, THAT WE ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD DO. YOUR PREDECESSOR, BEFORE HE LEFT, SET UP A TASK...
01:26:24 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX, THAT WE ASK YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU COULD DO. YOUR PREDECESSOR, BEFORE HE LEFT, SET UP A TASK...
01:27:06 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman WHICH HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FOCUSED ON RISK.
01:27:07 Unidentified Speaker WHICH HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE FOCUSED ON RISK.
01:27:12 Cummings, ElijahU.S. Representative WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TASK FORCE?
01:27:13 Unidentified Speaker WHAT HAPPENED TO THE TASK FORCE?
01:27:16 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOCUSED ON RISK, CONGRESSMAN, HAVE INCREASED UNDER MY CHAIRMANSHIP.
01:27:17 Unidentified Speaker THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOCUSED ON RISK, CONGRESSMAN, HAVE INCREASED UNDER MY CHAIRMANSHIP.
01:27:27 Cummings, ElijahU.S. Representative LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THEY SAID. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORMER SEC STAFF THAT YOU FAILED TO SUPPORT THE...
01:27:28 Unidentified Speaker LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THEY SAID. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORMER SEC STAFF THAT YOU FAILED TO SUPPORT THE...
01:28:12 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I DO NOT THINK THAT IS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF MY POSITION. THE OFFICE OF RISK ASSESSMENT WAS...
01:28:13 Unidentified Speaker I DO NOT THINK THAT IS AN ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF MY POSITION. THE OFFICE OF RISK ASSESSMENT WAS...
01:29:18 Cummings, ElijahU.S. Representative I WISH I HAD MORE TIME.
01:29:19 Unidentified Speaker I WISH I HAD MORE TIME.
01:29:21 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED. RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
01:29:30 Souder, Mark EdwardU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ONE OF THE HUGE CHALLENGES, YOU REFERRED TO THE MORAL HAZARDS OF RISK. THE...
01:29:31 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. ONE OF THE HUGE CHALLENGES, YOU REFERRED TO THE MORAL HAZARDS OF RISK. THE...
01:31:13 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. WE HAVE OVER 50 SUBPRIME INVESTIGATIONS UNDERWAY. WE HAVE A COORDINATED NATIONAL...
01:32:13 Souder, Mark EdwardU.S. Representative WILLARD YESTERDAY IN DEBT RATINGS AUTHORITIES, AS WE SAW, AIG THAT IN JULY, THEY WERE PAYING BONUSES....
01:32:14 Unidentified Speaker WILLARD YESTERDAY IN DEBT RATINGS AUTHORITIES, AS WE SAW, AIG THAT IN JULY, THEY WERE PAYING BONUSES....
01:34:22 Greenspan, AlanChairman IF I MAY, CONGRESSMAN, THE MARKETS HAVE ALREADY PUNISHED THE PEOPLE WHOM YOU ARE REFERRING TO. A LOT...
01:34:23 Unidentified Speaker IF I MAY, CONGRESSMAN, THE MARKETS HAVE ALREADY PUNISHED THE PEOPLE WHOM YOU ARE REFERRING TO. A LOT...
01:35:20 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative I THANK THE -- I THINK MR. GREENSPAN'S COMMENTS. OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE GETTING PUNISHED. THEY ARE LOSING...
01:38:27 Greenspan, AlanChairman FIRST, LET ME CORRECT SEVERAL ISSUES, WHICH I REGRET HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON FOR QUITE A SIGNIFICANT...
01:38:28 Unidentified Speaker FIRST, LET ME CORRECT SEVERAL ISSUES, WHICH I REGRET HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON FOR QUITE A SIGNIFICANT...
01:38:38 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative
01:38:39 Greenspan, AlanChairman COULD YOU SPEAK CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE?
01:38:40 Unidentified Speaker YES. IT IS TRUE. AS YOU POINT OUT, I GAVE A SPEECH WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY CONSTRUCTED BY REPORTING...
01:39:39 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, DID YOU
01:39:40 Unidentified Speaker WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, DID YOU RETRACT WHAT YOU SAID?
01:39:42 Greenspan, AlanChairman RETRACT WHAT YOU SAID? I DID.
01:39:43 Unidentified Speaker I DID.
01:39:52 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative FROM ""USA TODAY," YOU SAID THAT "5 REPRODUCED THAT SPEECH, WORD FOR WORD TODAY.
01:39:53 Unidentified Speaker FROM ""USA TODAY," YOU SAID THAT "5 REPRODUCED THAT SPEECH, WORD FOR WORD TODAY.
01:40:03 Greenspan, AlanChairman THE ISSUE IS THAT THAT SPEECH, TAKEN LITERALLY, IS AN UNEXCEPTIONAL SPEECH. IT SAID THAT IF YOU HAD...
01:40:04 Unidentified Speaker THE ISSUE IS THAT THAT SPEECH, TAKEN LITERALLY, IS AN UNEXCEPTIONAL SPEECH. IT SAID THAT IF YOU HAD...
01:40:22 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative HERE ARE YOUR WORDS. YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION. YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD REPRODUCED THAT...
01:40:23 Unidentified Speaker HERE ARE YOUR WORDS. YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS NO CONNECTION. YOU SAID THAT YOU WOULD REPRODUCED THAT...
01:40:39 Maloney, CarolynU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
01:40:40 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
01:40:42 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative WHEN DID YOU TELL THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT?
01:40:43 Unidentified Speaker WHEN DID YOU TELL THE PUBLIC ABOUT IT?
01:40:46 Greenspan, AlanChairman I MAY RESPOND, THAT SPEECH WAS A REPORT ON A STAFF STUDY, WHICH IF YOU READ IT TODAY, IT WAS EXCEPTIONAL....
01:40:47 Unidentified Speaker I MAY RESPOND, THAT SPEECH WAS A REPORT ON A STAFF STUDY, WHICH IF YOU READ IT TODAY, IT WAS EXCEPTIONAL....
01:41:27 Kucinich, DennisU.S. Representative WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, HE DID NOT ACTUALLY RESPOND TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHEN HE KNEW THERE WAS A HOUSING...
01:41:28 Unidentified Speaker WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, HE DID NOT ACTUALLY RESPOND TO THE QUESTION ABOUT WHEN HE KNEW THERE WAS A HOUSING...
01:41:37 Greenspan, AlanChairman THE HOUSING BUBBLE BECAME CLEAR TO MEET SOMETIME IN EARLY 2006, IN RETROSPECT. I DID NOT FORECAST...
01:41:38 Unidentified Speaker THE HOUSING BUBBLE BECAME CLEAR TO MEET SOMETIME IN EARLY 2006, IN RETROSPECT. I DID NOT FORECAST...
01:42:02 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative HAVE A GLOBAL DECLINE IN HOME PRICES. THANK YOU.
01:42:03 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
01:42:06 Sali, BillU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GENTLEMEN, I HOPE YOU KEEP IN MIND THAT FIVE MINUTES IS A SHORT TIME. I...
01:42:07 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. GENTLEMEN, I HOPE YOU KEEP IN MIND THAT FIVE MINUTES IS A SHORT TIME. I...
01:42:40 Unidentified Speaker YOU ARE ALL SAYING YES? I JUST BATTLED OFF A LIST OF WHAT MOST PEOPLE WILL CONSIDER IMPORTANT THINGS....
01:43:02 Snow, John W.Secretary LET ME START THIS TIME. I DO NOT THINK I COULD HAVE BEEN CLEARER. SOME OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HUGE ...
01:43:03 Unidentified Speaker LET ME START THIS TIME. I DO NOT THINK I COULD HAVE BEEN CLEARER. SOME OF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE HUGE ...
01:43:30 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman IF I MAY RESPOND TO THE GSE'S, IN BOTH OF THE 108TH AND 109TH CONGRESS IS, AS A MEMBER OF THE JURISDICTION,...
01:43:31 Unidentified Speaker IF I MAY RESPOND TO THE GSE'S, IN BOTH OF THE 108TH AND 109TH CONGRESS IS, AS A MEMBER OF THE JURISDICTION,...
01:45:06 Sali, BillU.S. Representative MR. COX, LOOKING AT IDAHO'S MOM AND POP INVESTORS WHO LOST THEIR SAVINGS, THE RETIREMENT FUNDS, SOME...
01:45:07 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX, LOOKING AT IDAHO'S MOM AND POP INVESTORS WHO LOST THEIR SAVINGS, THE RETIREMENT FUNDS, SOME...
01:45:30 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THERE IS NO QUESTION TH SOMEWHERE@@@@@@@@@@ d@ @ @ @ b)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COORDINATION WITH OTHER...
01:45:31 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS NO QUESTION TH SOMEWHERE@@@@@@@@@@ d@ @ @ @ b)@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COORDINATION WITH OTHER...
01:46:39 Sali, BillU.S. Representative THE CHAIRMAN IS TAKING US INTO A DIRECTION THAT HE THINKS WE NEED MORE REGULATION. PERHAPS WE NEED...
01:46:40 Unidentified Speaker THE CHAIRMAN IS TAKING US INTO A DIRECTION THAT HE THINKS WE NEED MORE REGULATION. PERHAPS WE NEED...
01:47:31 Snow, John W.Secretary LET ME TAKE A CRACK AT IT. AS I SAID, IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT NO SINGLE REGULATOR HAD A CLEAR VIEW,...
01:47:32 Unidentified Speaker LET ME TAKE A CRACK AT IT. AS I SAID, IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT NO SINGLE REGULATOR HAD A CLEAR VIEW,...
01:48:41 Greenspan, AlanChairman IF I MAY ADD A WORD OR TWO, I THINK IT IS INTERESTING TO OBSERVE THAT WE FIND FAILURES OF REGULATION...
01:48:42 Unidentified Speaker IF I MAY ADD A WORD OR TWO, I THINK IT IS INTERESTING TO OBSERVE THAT WE FIND FAILURES OF REGULATION...
01:50:19 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
01:50:20 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
01:50:23 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman MAY I ANSWER ON BEHALF OF THE SEC? THE TIME FOR ASKING QUESTIONS HAS EXPIRED, BUT PEOPLE ALLOW TIME...
01:50:24 Unidentified Speaker MAY I ANSWER ON BEHALF OF THE SEC?
01:50:28 Unidentified Speaker THE TIME FOR ASKING QUESTIONS HAS EXPIRED, BUT PEOPLE ALLOW TIME FOR QUESTIONS PIK I WILL DISAGREE...
01:52:03 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative QUICKLY, I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
01:52:04 Unidentified Speaker QUICKLY, I HAVE A UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
01:52:06 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative YOU WILL HAVE TO HOLD OFF ON THAT.
01:52:07 Unidentified Speaker YOU WILL HAVE TO HOLD OFF ON THAT.
01:52:09 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:52:10 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
01:52:13 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THERE WAS A REPRESENTATION MADE ABOUT MY VIEW OF REGULATION, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM IDAHO ONCE MORE...
01:52:14 Unidentified Speaker THERE WAS A REPRESENTATION MADE ABOUT MY VIEW OF REGULATION, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM IDAHO ONCE MORE...
01:55:28 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN? CAN I YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES? WE ARE SAYING CULPABILITY. WHAT WAS CONGRESS DOING ALL...
01:55:29 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN? CAN I YIELD MYSELF TWO MINUTES?
01:55:36 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE SAYING CULPABILITY. WHAT WAS CONGRESS DOING ALL OF THIS TIME? AT THIS POINT, WE HAD A WARNING...
01:56:03 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative GENTLEMEN, YIELD. A LOT BEING PROPOSED WAS ADOPTED BY A BIPARTISAN VOTE. IN THE SENATE, IT WAS BIPARTISAN...
01:56:04 Unidentified Speaker GENTLEMEN, YIELD. A LOT BEING PROPOSED WAS ADOPTED BY A BIPARTISAN VOTE. IN THE SENATE, IT WAS BIPARTISAN...
01:56:24 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative THAT MEET RECLAIM MY TIME. IT WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE -- WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THIS. IT LIES...
01:56:25 Unidentified Speaker THAT MEET RECLAIM MY TIME. IT WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE -- WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THIS. IT LIES...
01:57:28 Sali, BillU.S. Representative FOR THE THREE OF YOU, THE BEST THAT WE CAN HOPE FOR HERE, BECAUSE YOU LIVE ON -- BECAUSE YOU WILL...
01:57:29 Unidentified Speaker FOR THE THREE OF YOU, THE BEST THAT WE CAN HOPE FOR HERE, BECAUSE YOU LIVE ON -- BECAUSE YOU WILL...
01:58:03 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED BUT PEOPLE THAT THE WITNESSES ANSWER.
01:58:04 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED BUT PEOPLE THAT THE WITNESSES ANSWER.
01:58:08 Greenspan, AlanChairman I AGREE WITH IT BECAUSE I MADE THE STATEMENT.
01:58:09 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE WITH IT BECAUSE I MADE THE STATEMENT.
01:58:11 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative MR. COX? THAT IS MORE QUANTITATIVE THEN I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. THE POINT THAT IT IS A FALLIBLE ...
01:58:12 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX?
01:58:16 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THAT IS MORE QUANTITATIVE THEN I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. THE POINT THAT IT IS A FALLIBLE HUMAN PROCESS...
01:58:17 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS MORE QUANTITATIVE THEN I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH. THE POINT THAT IT IS A FALLIBLE HUMAN PROCESS...
01:58:53 Snow, John W.Secretary THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK REGULATORS NEED MORE TRANSPARENCY ON THE RISKS AND DELEVERAGE IN...
01:58:54 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I THINK REGULATORS NEED MORE TRANSPARENCY ON THE RISKS AND DELEVERAGE IN...
01:59:32 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAVE MY UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST.
01:59:33 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAVE MY UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST.
01:59:40 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN WILL HAVE TO HOLD.
01:59:43 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative AFTER EACH TIME?
01:59:44 Unidentified Speaker AFTER EACH TIME?
01:59:45 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WHY DON'T YOU WAIT UNTIL --
01:59:46 Unidentified Speaker WHY DON'T YOU WAIT UNTIL --
01:59:49 Mica, JohnU.S. Representative I WANT TO PUT IN THIS PAGE FROM "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL."
01:59:50 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO PUT IN THIS PAGE FROM "THE WALL STREET JOURNAL."
01:59:56 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WITHOUT OBJECTION, YOUR ONE PAGE WILL BE PART OF THE RECORD. THE CHAIR WILL COMMENT THAT EVERYONE...
01:59:57 Unidentified Speaker WITHOUT OBJECTION, YOUR ONE PAGE WILL BE PART OF THE RECORD. THE CHAIR WILL COMMENT THAT EVERYONE...
02:00:34 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative DEMOCRATS BY THE WAY CONTROLLED THE SENATE THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND LET'S...
02:00:39 none DEMOCRATS BY THE WAY CONTROLLED THE SENATE THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND LET'S...
02:01:01 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative HARPING.
02:01:03 Tierney, JohnU.S. Representative WE WILL GO TO MR. TIERNEY FOR HIS QUESTIONS.
02:01:05 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
02:01:14 Unidentified Speaker I WANT 20 GO BACK TO THE IRRESPONSIBLE PRIME LENDING BECAUSE I THINK MANY THINK THAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE...
02:01:29 Greenspan, AlanChairman YES.
02:01:31 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX SAID THE CURRENT CREDIT MARKET CRISIS BEGAN WITH A DETERIORATION OF MORTGAGE ORIENTATION STANDARDS....
02:01:32 Tierney, JohnU.S. Representative CREDIT MARKET CRISIS BEGAN WITH A DETERIORATION OF MORTGAGE ORIENTATION STANDARDS. MR. SNOW CITED...
02:03:51 Greenspan, AlanChairman LET'S TAKE THE ISSUE OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, WHICH IS A FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT TO THE WHOLE...
02:03:52 Unidentified Speaker LET'S TAKE THE ISSUE OF UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, WHICH IS A FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPT TO THE WHOLE...
02:04:46 Tierney, JohnU.S. Representative LET ME INTERRUPT YOU A SECOND. THE LAW PASSED. THE DEBATE BETWEEN YOUR OFFICE AND CONGRESS WAS OVER...
02:04:47 Unidentified Speaker LET ME INTERRUPT YOU A SECOND. THE LAW PASSED. THE DEBATE BETWEEN YOUR OFFICE AND CONGRESS WAS OVER...
02:06:33 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:06:37 Bilbray, Brian P.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, ITS CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT MAY LOOK SMALL, THE ICEBERGS...
02:06:38 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, ITS CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE YOU POINTING OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH IT MAY LOOK SMALL, THE ICEBERGS...
02:08:49 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY WE NEED IN THIS AREA. ONE OF -- ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WHEN I BECAME...
02:08:50 Unidentified Speaker WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY WE NEED IN THIS AREA. ONE OF -- ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WHEN I BECAME...
02:10:17 Bilbray, Brian P.U.S. Representative WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH REGULATIONS IS NOT HOW MUCH WE HAVE, BUT THE ABILITY...
02:10:18 Unidentified Speaker WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH REGULATIONS IS NOT HOW MUCH WE HAVE, BUT THE ABILITY...
02:11:05 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I DON'T THINK THE CURRENT REGULATION -- CURRENT REGULATORY SYSTEM WORKS WHEN IT COMES TO THE SHARING...
02:11:06 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T THINK THE CURRENT REGULATION -- CURRENT REGULATORY SYSTEM WORKS WHEN IT COMES TO THE SHARING...
02:11:53 Bilbray, Brian P.U.S. Representative SO A LOT PARALLELED WITH 9/11 WHERE INTELLIGENCE PEOPLE ARE NOT SHARING IN FORMATION AND NO ONE GROUP...
02:11:54 Unidentified Speaker SO A LOT PARALLELED WITH 9/11 WHERE INTELLIGENCE PEOPLE ARE NOT SHARING IN FORMATION AND NO ONE GROUP...
02:12:23 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ANSWERS.
02:12:24 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR ANSWERS.
02:12:26 Greenspan, AlanChairman I DON'T HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THAT.
02:12:27 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THAT.
02:12:31 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I THINK IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AS THIS HEARING IS DOING TODAY AND YOUR OTHER HEARINGS HAVE DONE,...
02:12:32 Unidentified Speaker I THINK IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT AS THIS HEARING IS DOING TODAY AND YOUR OTHER HEARINGS HAVE DONE,...
02:13:38 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative NOTHING TO THAT? THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:13:39 Unidentified Speaker NOTHING TO THAT? THANK YOU. THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:13:44 Yarmuth, JohnU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WITH ALL APOLOGIES TO MY NEW ENGLAND COLLEAGUES, I FEEL LIKE I AM LOOKING...
02:13:45 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WITH ALL APOLOGIES TO MY NEW ENGLAND COLLEAGUES, I FEEL LIKE I AM LOOKING...
02:15:26 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX, WHY WAS THAT NOT ACTED ON?
02:15:29 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE S.E.C. CAN'T CREATE FOR YOURSELF AUTHORITY OVER CREDIT RATING AGENCIES. THE PROPOSED RULE WAS...
02:15:30 Unidentified Speaker THE S.E.C. CAN'T CREATE FOR YOURSELF AUTHORITY OVER CREDIT RATING AGENCIES. THE PROPOSED RULE WAS...
02:16:22 Unidentified Speaker I APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK I AGREE THE STEPS YOU ARE TAKING ARE COMMENDABLE AND MAKE SENSE. BUT...
02:16:24 Yarmuth, JohnU.S. Representative I AGREE THE STEPS YOU ARE TAKING ARE COMMENDABLE AND MAKE SENSE. BUT YOUR PREDECESSOR, WILLIAM DONALDSON...
02:16:52 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS -- REMEMBER IN THAT TIME, THERE WERE ESSENTIALLY THREE MAIN RATING AGENCIES....
02:16:53 Unidentified Speaker THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS -- REMEMBER IN THAT TIME, THERE WERE ESSENTIALLY THREE MAIN RATING AGENCIES....
02:18:01 Yarmuth, JohnU.S. Representative I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT THAT YOU COULD NOT DECERTIFY THE AGENCY'S. IF...
02:18:02 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE WITH THAT, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT THAT YOU COULD NOT DECERTIFY THE AGENCY'S. IF...
02:18:18 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE RULE CONCERNING NRSROS WAS LIMITED TO THAT. HE HAVE TO CREDIT THE AGENCY FOR TRYING TO MOVE INTO...
02:18:19 Unidentified Speaker THE RULE CONCERNING NRSROS WAS LIMITED TO THAT. HE HAVE TO CREDIT THE AGENCY FOR TRYING TO MOVE INTO...
02:18:37 Yarmuth, JohnU.S. Representative
02:18:38 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman SO THAT IS WHY YOU DROP THE
02:18:39 Unidentified Speaker YES. THE FOCUS WAS ON GETTING THE LEGISLATION PASSED WHICH HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. WE BEAT THE DEADLINE...
02:18:52 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THANK YOU.
02:18:53 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
02:18:57 Platts, ToddU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE YOU AND THE RANKING MEMBERS EFFORTS ON INVESTIGATING THIS COUNTRY...
02:18:58 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, I APPRECIATE YOU AND THE RANKING MEMBERS EFFORTS ON INVESTIGATING THIS COUNTRY...
02:20:48 Greenspan, AlanChairman IT IS INSTRUCTIVE TO GO BACK TO THE EARLY STAGES OF THE SUBPRIME MARKET, WHICH IS -- WHICH ESSENTIALLY...
02:20:49 Unidentified Speaker IT IS INSTRUCTIVE TO GO BACK TO THE EARLY STAGES OF THE SUBPRIME MARKET, WHICH IS -- WHICH ESSENTIALLY...
02:24:42 Platts, ToddU.S. Representative COULD BE OTHER MEMBERS ANSWER THAT QUESTION?
02:24:43 Unidentified Speaker COULD BE OTHER MEMBERS ANSWER THAT QUESTION?
02:24:46 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative IF YOU WISH TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION THAT IS OUTSTANDING?
02:24:47 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU WISH TO RESPOND TO THE QUESTION THAT IS OUTSTANDING?
02:24:50 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman COULD YOU RESTATE THE QUESTION?
02:24:51 Unidentified Speaker COULD YOU RESTATE THE QUESTION?
02:24:55 Platts, ToddU.S. Representative ON SPECIFICALLY CRA, AND GOING FORWARD, AND I'M NOT ASKING WHETHER WE COULD HAVE PREDICTED IT, AND...
02:24:56 Unidentified Speaker ON SPECIFICALLY CRA, AND GOING FORWARD, AND I'M NOT ASKING WHETHER WE COULD HAVE PREDICTED IT, AND...
02:25:19 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I WILL JUST POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS WHICH IS THAT THE SEC DOES NOT REGULATE LENDING OR CREDIT OR MORTGAGES....
02:25:20 Unidentified Speaker I WILL JUST POINT OUT THE OBVIOUS WHICH IS THAT THE SEC DOES NOT REGULATE LENDING OR CREDIT OR MORTGAGES....
02:25:56 Platts, ToddU.S. Representative THANK YOU.
02:25:57 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
02:26:00 Snow, John W.Secretary I ACTUALLY THINK IT IS A MUCH BROADER PHENOMENON AND IN THE RISK OF BEING CONTROVERSY ALL, WE HAVE...
02:26:01 Unidentified Speaker I ACTUALLY THINK IT IS A MUCH BROADER PHENOMENON AND IN THE RISK OF BEING CONTROVERSY ALL, WE HAVE...
02:27:10 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:27:11 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:27:15 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative DR. GREENSPAN, YOU MADE AN INTERESTING COMMENT, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS THE BEST ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION...
02:27:16 Unidentified Speaker DR. GREENSPAN, YOU MADE AN INTERESTING COMMENT, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAS THE BEST ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION...
02:27:56 Greenspan, AlanChairman I'M NOT SURE. I THINK WE ALL HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS PROBABLY WAS AVAILABLE. SO I'M NOT CLEAR,...
02:27:57 Unidentified Speaker I'M NOT SURE. I THINK WE ALL HAVE AS MUCH INFORMATION AS PROBABLY WAS AVAILABLE. SO I'M NOT CLEAR,...
02:29:21 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative MR. COX?
02:29:22 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX?
02:29:24 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I'M GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE SO AS NOT TO DISAGREE ANY MORE THAN...
02:29:25 Unidentified Speaker I'M GOING TO ANSWER THE QUESTION FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE SO AS NOT TO DISAGREE ANY MORE THAN...
02:31:04 Snow, John W.Secretary GET TO COORDINATE BETTER. I AGREE WITH YOU, CONGRESSMAN DAVIS. I THINK WE HAVE TOO MANY STOVE PIPES...
02:31:07 Unidentified Speaker I AGREE WITH YOU, CONGRESSMAN DAVIS. I THINK WE HAVE TOO MANY STOVE PIPES IN THE FINANCIAL MARKET,...
02:32:21 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AS I UNDERSTAND -- YOU HAVEN'T UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST?
02:32:30 Yarmuth, JohnU.S. Representative I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE PLACE IN THE RECORD THE REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT...
02:32:31 Unidentified Speaker I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT THE PLACE IN THE RECORD THE REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT...
02:32:58 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE DOCUMENT WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.
02:32:59 Unidentified Speaker WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE DOCUMENT WILL BE MADE PART OF THE RECORD.
02:33:03 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate THIS IS A QUESTION FOR ALL THREE OF YOU. I'M USING LANGUAGE FROM DR. GREENSPAN, BUT THIS IS FOR ALL...
02:33:04 Unidentified Speaker THIS IS A QUESTION FOR ALL THREE OF YOU. I'M USING LANGUAGE FROM DR. GREENSPAN, BUT THIS IS FOR ALL...
02:37:06 Greenspan, AlanChairman FIRST OF ALL, ON DERIVATIVES, REMEMBER IN 1994, AND INDEED PRETTY MUCH THROUGHOUT 2004, EVEN 2005,...
02:37:07 Unidentified Speaker FIRST OF ALL, ON DERIVATIVES, REMEMBER IN 1994, AND INDEED PRETTY MUCH THROUGHOUT 2004, EVEN 2005,...
02:37:30 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate THE G.A.O. TALKED ABOUT -- THIS IS 1994.
02:37:31 Unidentified Speaker THE G.A.O. TALKED ABOUT -- THIS IS 1994.
02:37:33 Greenspan, AlanChairman I THINK THEY WERE MISTAKEN. THAT WAS ONE OF THE FORECASTS THAT DID NOT GO RIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE...
02:37:34 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THEY WERE MISTAKEN. THAT WAS ONE OF THE FORECASTS THAT DID NOT GO RIGHT. IN OTHER WORDS, THE...
02:37:43 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate WHAT DID IT GO RIGHT IS THEY SAID YOU COULD SEE A BAILOUT OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM. IT WAS PREDICTED...
02:37:44 Unidentified Speaker WHAT DID IT GO RIGHT IS THEY SAID YOU COULD SEE A BAILOUT OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM. IT WAS PREDICTED...
02:37:51 Greenspan, AlanChairman THE POINT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT THE ONLY AREAS WHERE WE ARE RUNNING INTO SOME PROBLEMS, WHICH...
02:37:52 Unidentified Speaker THE POINT I AM TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT THE ONLY AREAS WHERE WE ARE RUNNING INTO SOME PROBLEMS, WHICH...
02:38:07 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate HOW WOULD YOU ADVISE THE COMMITTEE, THIS CONGRESS, TO BEGIN TO DO THE APPROPRIATE, INTELLIGENT, REGULATION...
02:38:08 Unidentified Speaker HOW WOULD YOU ADVISE THE COMMITTEE, THIS CONGRESS, TO BEGIN TO DO THE APPROPRIATE, INTELLIGENT, REGULATION...
02:38:26 Snow, John W.Secretary I THINK THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AND SHOULD BE DONE. SECURITIZATION MARKET IS...
02:38:27 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE AND SHOULD BE DONE. SECURITIZATION MARKET IS...
02:38:49 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate WHAT ABOUT THEM?
02:38:50 Unidentified Speaker WHAT ABOUT THEM?
02:38:52 Snow, John W.Secretary KEPT SOME SKIN IN THE GAME. WE USED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO FUNCTION WELL IN THIS COUNTRY CALLED BANK...
02:38:53 Unidentified Speaker KEPT SOME SKIN IN THE GAME. WE USED TO HAVE SOMETHING TO FUNCTION WELL IN THIS COUNTRY CALLED BANK...
02:40:11 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate MR. COX DID NOT GET A CHANCE
02:40:12 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO ANSWER.
02:40:13 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative TO ANSWER. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD BRIEFLY?
02:40:14 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD BRIEFLY?
02:40:19 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I STRONGLY AGREE WITH FORMER SECRETARY SNOW THAT THE MOVEMENT FROM THE ORIGINATE TO HOLD MODEL TO...
02:40:20 Unidentified Speaker I STRONGLY AGREE WITH FORMER SECRETARY SNOW THAT THE MOVEMENT FROM THE ORIGINATE TO HOLD MODEL TO...
02:41:21 Norton, Eleanor HolmesCongressional Delegate CAN I PUT INTO THE RECORD THE DOCUMENT FROM WHICH I QUOTED FROM THE GAO FROM 1994, FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES,...
02:41:34 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative A MATTER OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, PLEASE.
02:41:35 Unidentified Speaker A MATTER OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, PLEASE.
02:41:37 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative I AND YES.
02:41:38 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative I NOTICE THERE IS A BANNER ON THE OTHER SIDE. I REMEMBER BEING ASKED TO TAKE A BANNER DOWN THAT I HAD....
02:41:39 Unidentified Speaker I NOTICE THERE IS A BANNER ON THE OTHER SIDE. I REMEMBER BEING ASKED TO TAKE A BANNER DOWN THAT I HAD....
02:42:04 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative IF YOU WILL YIELD, I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A STANDARD, BUT I HEAR THE POINT...
02:42:05 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU WILL YIELD, I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE A STANDARD, BUT I HEAR THE POINT...
02:42:22 Cooper, Jim "James" H.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES OF THE PAST, I THINK PEOPLE...
02:42:23 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS TO LEARN FROM MISTAKES OF THE PAST, I THINK PEOPLE...
02:44:51 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative YOUR MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
02:44:52 Snow, John W.Secretary THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR CALLING ATTENTION TO THE REPORT. ONE THING I DID WAS TO SEND IT TO...
02:44:53 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR CALLING ATTENTION TO THE REPORT. ONE THING I DID WAS TO SEND IT TO...
02:45:31 Cooper, Jim "James" H.U.S. Representative FUTURE THAT WE HAVE@@@@@@@RR WAS IT WASN'T IT THE FIRST FLANK IN THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA TO STOP...
02:46:36 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman INDEED, JUST ON THE POINT THAT YOU MADE ABOUT THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA SPECIFICALLY THAT WAS ABOUT...
02:46:37 Unidentified Speaker INDEED, JUST ON THE POINT THAT YOU MADE ABOUT THE CONTRACT WITH AMERICA SPECIFICALLY THAT WAS ABOUT...
02:47:27 Cooper, Jim "James" H.U.S. Representative IF YOU ARE SO INFORMED ABOUT THE NUMBERS, WHAT IS THE CURRENT FISCAL GAP FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?...
02:47:28 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU ARE SO INFORMED ABOUT THE NUMBERS, WHAT IS THE CURRENT FISCAL GAP FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?...
02:47:32 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman IT IS CHANGING RATHER RAPIDLY.
02:47:33 Unidentified Speaker IT IS CHANGING RATHER RAPIDLY.
02:47:36 Cooper, Jim "James" H.U.S. Representative GIVE ME A BALLPARK NUMBER.
02:47:41 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I JUST MET WITH THE DIRECTOR AND TALK WITH HIM ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPACT --
02:47:45 Cooper, Jim "James" H.U.S. Representative BALL PARK IS FINE. GIVE ME A NUMBER.
02:47:46 Unidentified Speaker BALL PARK IS FINE. GIVE ME A NUMBER.
02:47:51 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE SCORING OF THE $700 BILLION THAT CONGRESS JUST APPROVED WILL HAVE SUCH A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THIS...
02:47:59 Cooper, Jim "James" H.U.S. Representative SO YOU DO NOT KNOW? AT THE LAST REPORT -- IT SAID 54 TRILLION DOLLARS. CHAIRMAN GREENSPAN, YOU ARE...
02:48:22 Greenspan, AlanChairman CONGRESSMAN, I TOOK A VERSION OF THAT, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY -- YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ACCRUAL SYSTEM,...
02:48:23 Unidentified Speaker CONGRESSMAN, I TOOK A VERSION OF THAT, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY -- YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE ACCRUAL SYSTEM,...
02:50:07 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:50:08 Unidentified Speaker THE GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:50:11 Issa, DarrellU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND TO THE GENERAL WANT -- TELL ONE FROM TENNESSEE. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING...
02:50:12 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND TO THE GENERAL WANT -- TELL ONE FROM TENNESSEE. IT WOULD BE INTERESTING...
02:52:59 Greenspan, AlanChairman IS NOT AVAILABLE, AND INDEED , EARLIER THIS YEAR, I RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT MODELING PROCEDURES FOR...
02:53:00 Unidentified Speaker IS NOT AVAILABLE, AND INDEED , EARLIER THIS YEAR, I RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT MODELING PROCEDURES FOR...
02:55:21 Issa, DarrellU.S. Representative AND AS A PILOT, BY THE WAY, I KNOW A LANDING IS NOT JUST A TAKEOFF AND REVERSE.
02:55:22 Unidentified Speaker AND AS A PILOT, BY THE WAY, I KNOW A LANDING IS NOT JUST A TAKEOFF AND REVERSE.
02:55:26 Greenspan, AlanChairman THAT IS A GOOD ANALOGY.
02:55:27 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS A GOOD ANALOGY.
02:55:28 Issa, DarrellU.S. Representative MR. COX?
02:55:29 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX?
02:55:35 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman WHEN YOU ALLUDED TO XBRL -- I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IS NOT A MODELING SYSTEM, BUT IT COULD CONTRIBUTE...
02:55:36 Unidentified Speaker WHEN YOU ALLUDED TO XBRL -- I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IS NOT A MODELING SYSTEM, BUT IT COULD CONTRIBUTE...
02:57:10 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON? WHAT? IF YOU FORGET TO TURN ON YOUR BIKE, YOU MIGHT FORGET TO LOOK...
02:57:11 Unidentified Speaker ANY COMMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE ON?
02:57:19 Unidentified Speaker WHAT?
02:57:21 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU FORGET TO TURN ON YOUR BIKE, YOU MIGHT FORGET TO LOOK AT THE MODEL. [LAUGHTER]
02:57:28 Snow, John W.Secretary I SHARE YOUR BASIC -- THE THRUST OF YOUR QUESTION HERE WHICH IS CAN WE DO BETTER? CAN WE FIND WAYS...
02:57:29 Unidentified Speaker I SHARE YOUR BASIC -- THE THRUST OF YOUR QUESTION HERE WHICH IS CAN WE DO BETTER? CAN WE FIND WAYS...
02:59:23 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:59:24 Unidentified Speaker YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
02:59:26 Van Hollen, ChristopherU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU TO ALL THE GIN AND FOR YOUR -- THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GENTLEMEN...
02:59:27 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU TO ALL THE GIN AND FOR YOUR -- THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU GENTLEMEN...
02:59:46 Unidentified Speaker MR. COX, I HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS AND LEVERAGE RULES...
03:00:50 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I REPEALED THE PROGRAM. WE DID AWAY WITH THE PROGRAM BECAUSE, BASED ON EXPERIENCE, THE PROGRAM HAD...
03:00:51 Unidentified Speaker I REPEALED THE PROGRAM. WE DID AWAY WITH THE PROGRAM BECAUSE, BASED ON EXPERIENCE, THE PROGRAM HAD...
03:01:10 Van Hollen, ChristopherU.S. Representative I'M ASKING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT QUESTION. THERE WERE TWO PIECES TO THAT DEAL. ONE WAS CHANGING THE...
03:01:11 Unidentified Speaker I'M ASKING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT QUESTION. THERE WERE TWO PIECES TO THAT DEAL. ONE WAS CHANGING THE...
03:01:36 Unidentified Speaker YOU ARE CORRECT THAT I WAS NOT THERE AT THE TIME SO I HAVE TO ASCRIBE TO THE COMMISSION WHICH VOTED...
03:01:47 Unidentified Speaker I'M ASKING YOU BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW TODAY WAS THAT A MISTAKE OR NOT?
03:01:51 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman YES, I HAVE SAID THAT THE PROGRAM WAS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED. WE KNOW THIS IN HINDSIGHT BECAUSE WE SAW...
03:01:52 Unidentified Speaker YES, I HAVE SAID THAT THE PROGRAM WAS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED. WE KNOW THIS IN HINDSIGHT BECAUSE WE SAW...
03:02:26 Van Hollen, ChristopherU.S. Representative BILLION. I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE LEVERAGE YOU WANT IN TERMS...
03:02:29 Unidentified Speaker I UNDERSTAND AND AGREE A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE LEVERAGE YOU WANT IN TERMS OF OVERSIGHT....
03:04:06 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I HAVE HAD THE CASE -- I HAD THE ABILITY TO TALK TO COMMISSIONER COACH MET. WHILE HE VOTED TO CREATED...
03:04:07 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE HAD THE CASE -- I HAD THE ABILITY TO TALK TO COMMISSIONER COACH MET. WHILE HE VOTED TO CREATED...
03:05:40 Tierney, JohnU.S. Representative YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. DR. GREENSPAN, DURING YOUR TENURE AT...
03:05:41 Unidentified Speaker YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
03:05:44 Hodes, PaulU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. DR. GREENSPAN, DURING YOUR TENURE AT THE FED, WE WENT FROM RATIONAL AND EXUBERANCE...
03:05:45 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. DR. GREENSPAN, DURING YOUR TENURE AT THE FED, WE WENT FROM RATIONAL AND EXUBERANCE...
03:08:48 Greenspan, AlanChairman SORRY ABOUT THAT. THE FORECLOSURE CRISIS IS BASICALLY THE RESULT OF THE DECLINE IN PRICES OF HOMES,...
03:12:14 Tierney, JohnU.S. Representative THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. MURPHY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
03:12:15 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. MURPHY, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES.
03:12:20 Murphy, Christopher S.U.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT AS ONE RETRO -- ONE RETROSPECTIVE QUESTION. MY CONSTITUENTS ARE CERTAINLY INTERESTED...
03:12:21 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, I WANT AS ONE RETRO -- ONE RETROSPECTIVE QUESTION. MY CONSTITUENTS ARE CERTAINLY INTERESTED...
03:14:13 Unidentified Speaker WELL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE LAST ONE THAT YOU REFERRED TO WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF...
03:14:14 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THE LAST ONE THAT YOU REFERRED TO WITH RESPECT TO THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE 10-K'S, AS YOU WILL NOTE...
03:14:56 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A SPECIFIC FAILURE -- PUTTING ASIDE THE PROBLEMS OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF, WAS...
03:14:57 Murphy, Christopher S.U.S. Representative SPECIFIC FAILURE -- PUTTING ASIDE THE PROBLEMS OF THE PROGRAM ITSELF, WAS THERE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM...
03:15:16 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I THINK THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING FALL INTO TWO CATEGORIES. THERE WERE SORT OF PROCEDURAL...
03:16:42 Murphy, Christopher S.U.S. Representative UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR INABILITY TO MANAGE RISK AND LEVERAGE ALLOWED SOME OF THESE FIRMS TO GET SO...
03:16:43 Unidentified Speaker UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR INABILITY TO MANAGE RISK AND LEVERAGE ALLOWED SOME OF THESE FIRMS TO GET SO...
03:17:23 Greenspan, AlanChairman I THINK THAT IS A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. IF INDEED THERE ARE FIRMS IN THIS COUNTRY WHICH ARE TOO...
03:18:26 Unidentified Speaker IF WE WANTED TO ELIMINATE TOO BIG TO FAIL, WHAT WOULD BE THE STEPS WE WOULD TAKE IN
03:18:27 Murphy, Christopher S.U.S. Representative BIG TO FAIL, WHAT WOULD BE THE STEPS WE WOULD TAKE IN I THINK THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO SAY AS A...
03:18:30 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THE FIRST THING YOU HAVE TO SAY AS A MINIMUM YOU HAVE TO ELIMINATE THE LARGER INSTITUTIONS...
03:18:33 Greenspan, AlanChairman HAVE TO ELIMINATE THE LARGER INSTITUTIONS INSTITUTIONS' SUBSIDY EFFECTIVELY AND ONE IS TO RAISE CAPITAL...
03:19:07 Unidentified Speaker WHICH IS CRISIS, MR. MURPHY. MR. SARBANES.
03:19:13 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WHICH IS CRISIS, MR. MURPHY. MR. SARBANES.
03:19:19 Sarbanes, John P.U.S. Representative WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS METAPHOR, A BLIND MAN AND THE ELEPHANT. I DO NOT REALLY BUY THAT. ...
03:19:20 Unidentified Speaker WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS METAPHOR, A BLIND MAN AND THE ELEPHANT. I DO NOT REALLY BUY THAT. ...
03:23:05 Greenspan, AlanChairman REMEMBER, WE DID NOT KNOW THE SIZE OF THE SUBPRIME MARKET. PROBABLY UNTIL LATE 2005, WE DID THAT HAVE...
03:23:06 Unidentified Speaker REMEMBER, WE DID NOT KNOW THE SIZE OF THE SUBPRIME MARKET. PROBABLY UNTIL LATE 2005, WE DID THAT HAVE...
03:23:53 Sarbanes, John P.U.S. Representative I APPRECIATE THAT. MY TIME IS GOING TO RUN UP. LET ME FOLLOW UP. CERTAINLY YOU ARE NOT SUGGESTING...
03:23:54 Unidentified Speaker I APPRECIATE THAT. MY TIME IS GOING TO RUN UP. LET ME FOLLOW UP. CERTAINLY YOU ARE NOT SUGGESTING...
03:25:49 Snow, John W.Secretary SINCE CONGRESSMAN SARBANES MENTIONED THE TREASURY IN HIS OPENING COMMENTS, SUGGESTING THAT WE WERE...
03:25:50 Unidentified Speaker SINCE CONGRESSMAN SARBANES MENTIONED THE TREASURY IN HIS OPENING COMMENTS, SUGGESTING THAT WE WERE...
03:26:38 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative MISS WATSON.
03:26:39 Unidentified Speaker MISS WATSON.
03:26:42 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE THREE GENTLEMEN -- THINK THE THREE GENTLEMEN FOR THEIR...
03:26:43 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE THREE GENTLEMEN -- THINK THE THREE GENTLEMEN FOR THEIR...
03:27:38 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN. FIRST, THE ANSWER IS YES, AND STRONGLY. I BELIEVE IN REGULATION AND THE...
03:27:39 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU, CONGRESSWOMAN. FIRST, THE ANSWER IS YES, AND STRONGLY. I BELIEVE IN REGULATION AND THE...
03:28:21 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN FORMULATING THOSE RULES?
03:28:22 Unidentified Speaker WHO SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN FORMULATING THOSE RULES?
03:28:27 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman CLEARLY, THE CONGRESS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, NEEDS TO DESCRIBE THE ARCHITECTURE, AND RULEMAKING HAS...
03:28:28 Unidentified Speaker CLEARLY, THE CONGRESS, FIRST AND FOREMOST, NEEDS TO DESCRIBE THE ARCHITECTURE, AND RULEMAKING HAS...
03:29:20 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative WHAT ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES WOULD YOU AS SECRETARY NEED OR WHOEVER FOLLOWS YOU, NEED TO DO THE JOB...
03:29:23 Unidentified Speaker WHAT ADDITIONAL AUTHORITIES WOULD YOU AS SECRETARY NEED OR WHOEVER FOLLOWS YOU, NEED TO DO THE JOB...
03:29:35 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman FIRST AND FOREMOST CLOSE THE REGULATORY GAPS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENT BANK HOLDING COMPANIES, MUNICIPAL...
03:29:36 Unidentified Speaker FIRST AND FOREMOST CLOSE THE REGULATORY GAPS WITH RESPECT TO INVESTMENT BANK HOLDING COMPANIES, MUNICIPAL...
03:30:03 Unidentified Speaker WOULD YOU THEN PUT IN WRITING TO THE COMMITTEE THOSE SPECIFIC ITEMS THAT YOU JUST ITEMIZED.
03:30:11 Unidentified Speaker YES.
03:30:12 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative THANK YOU. LET ME GO TO MR. SNOW.
03:30:20 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative LET ME GO TO MR. SNOW.
03:30:24 Snow, John W.Secretary I AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS AN ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH THE COMMENTS OF CHAIRMAN COX. IT IS NOT A MATTER...
03:31:00 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative
03:31:03 Greenspan, AlanChairman MR. GREENSPAN, PLEASE. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS ALMOST SURELY A ONCE IN A CENTURY PHENOMENON,...
03:31:04 Unidentified Speaker MR. GREENSPAN, PLEASE. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THIS IS ALMOST SURELY A ONCE IN A CENTURY PHENOMENON,...
03:31:48 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative WE KNOW THAT AND I'M SURE YOU ARE VERY EXPERIENCED EXPLAINING THAT. BUT WHO SHOULD THEN FORMULATE...
03:31:50 Unidentified Speaker WE KNOW THAT AND I'M SURE YOU ARE VERY EXPERIENCED EXPLAINING THAT. BUT WHO SHOULD THEN FORMULATE...
03:32:01 Greenspan, AlanChairman I THINK IT HAS TO LIE WITH THE CONGRESS.
03:32:06 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE ONE QUESTION. I JUST ASK THAT THEY CAN RESPOND RESPOND. WE HAVE A PERSONAL PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA,...
03:32:13 Watson, DianeU.S. Representative WE HAVE A PERSONAL PROBLEM IN CALIFORNIA, IN LOS ANGELES, MR. COX. YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF IT. IT IS...
03:33:14 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative YOU CAN ANSWER VERY BRIEFLY. IN FACT, YOU CAN SAY YES, NO, OR MAYBE.
03:33:17 Snow, John W.Secretary IN FACT, YOU CAN SAY YES, NO, OR MAYBE.
03:33:18 Greenspan, AlanChairman UNFORTUNATELY, YES.
03:33:21 Unidentified Speaker I SECOND THAT STATEMENT.
03:33:26 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I HAVE NO REASON TO DISAGREE WITH WHAT HAS BEEN SAID THUS FAR FAR.
03:33:34 Unidentified Speaker WE ARE SORRY TO HEAR YOUR ANSWERS, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU GAVE US AN ANSWER. MRS. MCCULLOUGH....
03:33:36 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative ANSWERS, BUT WE APPRECIATE THAT YOU GAVE US AN ANSWER. MRS. MCCULLOUGH. LUM.
03:33:43 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative A FREE MARKET IS NOT THE SAME THING AS AN UNREGULATED MARKET. THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE GOVERNMENT...
03:33:44 Unidentified Speaker A FREE MARKET IS NOT THE SAME THING AS AN UNREGULATED MARKET. THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE GOVERNMENT...
03:35:36 Snow, John W.Secretary I DON'T SEE MYSELF IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH. MAYBE I AM IN THERE OR MAYBE MY EYESIGHT HAS FAILED ME.
03:35:37 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T SEE MYSELF IN THAT PHOTOGRAPH. MAYBE I AM IN THERE OR MAYBE MY EYESIGHT HAS FAILED ME.
03:35:43 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative I DID NOT SAY THAT YOU WERE IN THE CODA. YOU'RE THE HEAD OF TREASURY. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGHLY...
03:35:44 Unidentified Speaker I DID NOT SAY THAT YOU WERE IN THE CODA. YOU'RE THE HEAD OF TREASURY. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HIGHLY...
03:35:55 Snow, John W.Secretary I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT OR WHAT THOSE SMILING PEOPLE CELEBRATING.
03:35:56 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THAT THE SHOW IS ABOUT OR WHAT THOSE SMILING PEOPLE CELEBRATING.
03:36:01 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative AT THE TIME THAT YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, YOU WERE UNAWARE OF THIS MASSIVE DEREGULATION....
03:36:02 Unidentified Speaker AT THE TIME THAT YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, YOU WERE UNAWARE OF THIS MASSIVE DEREGULATION....
03:36:12 Snow, John W.Secretary I'M UNAWARE OF ANY MASSIVE DE REGULATION CUTTING THE BANKING INDUSTRY.
03:36:13 Unidentified Speaker I'M UNAWARE OF ANY MASSIVE DE REGULATION CUTTING THE BANKING INDUSTRY.
03:36:18 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative TAKING A CHAINSAW TO THE BANKING REGULATIONS WAS JUST BEGINNING. TWO MONTHS AFTER THIS PRESS CONFERENCE...
03:36:19 Unidentified Speaker TAKING A CHAINSAW TO THE BANKING REGULATIONS WAS JUST BEGINNING. TWO MONTHS AFTER THIS PRESS CONFERENCE...
03:36:39 Snow, John W.Secretary I THINK THAT IS FALSE.
03:36:40 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT IS FALSE.
03:36:43 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative SO, YOUR DEPARTMENT DID ABSOLUTELY NO LOBBY INGING TO STOP STATES FROM BEING ABLE TO REGULATE PREDATORY...
03:36:54 Snow, John W.Secretary I DON'T THINK THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT LOBBIED ON THAT MATTER. THIS WAS AN ACTION, AS I RECALL IT,...
03:36:55 Unidentified Speaker I DON'T THINK THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT LOBBIED ON THAT MATTER. THIS WAS AN ACTION, AS I RECALL IT,...
03:37:15 Unidentified Speaker DO YOU THINK THAT A LAW SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED STATES WHO WANTED TO...
03:37:18 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED STATES WHO WANTED TO PROTECT THEIR CITIZENS FROM PREDATORY LENDING, DO YOU...
03:37:30 Unidentified Speaker I THINK AN AWFUL LOT DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND PARTICULARS --
03:37:32 Snow, John W.Secretary ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND PARTICULARS -- I'M A FORMER STATE
03:37:34 Unidentified Speaker I'M A FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE. YES OR NO.
03:37:35 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative REPRESENTATIVE. YES OR NO. I WOULD HAVE TO SEE THE LAW. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE A BLANKET ANSWER UNLESS...
03:37:37 Unidentified Speaker I WOULD HAVE TO SEE THE LAW. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE A BLANKET ANSWER UNLESS I KNOW WHAT THE PROPOSAL...
03:37:38 Snow, John W.Secretary I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE A BLANKET ANSWER UNLESS I KNOW WHAT THE PROPOSAL S.
03:37:44 McCollum, BettyU.S. Representative CHAIRMAN COX I HAVE TO AGREE YOUR STATEMENT. YOU SAID IT MADE IT CLEAR VOLUNTARY REGULATION DOESN'T...
03:37:45 Unidentified Speaker CHAIRMAN COX I HAVE TO AGREE YOUR STATEMENT. YOU SAID IT MADE IT CLEAR VOLUNTARY REGULATION DOESN'T...
03:38:54 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS THAT HAVE NOT ASKED QUESTIONS. MR. SCHAYES AND MR. LYNCH. AND I THINK THAT WILL...
03:39:03 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THESE HEARINGS. THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN AMAZING AND...
03:42:00 Greenspan, AlanChairman WELL, IT DID ONE THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT, NAMELY TO PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCOUNTING...
03:42:01 Unidentified Speaker WELL, IT DID ONE THING THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT, NAMELY TO PUT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCOUNTING...
03:42:17 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS THE FIRST ONE. ANY OTHER BENEFIT?
03:42:18 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative ANY OTHER BENEFIT? I'M HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANY
03:42:22 Unidentified Speaker I'M HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANY OTHER ONES.
03:42:23 Greenspan, AlanChairman OTHER ONES.
03:42:26 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative WHEN WE PASSED SARBANES-OXLEY WE LEARNED THAT THE FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC, THESE HUGE GIANTS, WERE...
03:42:40 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman JERKS NO, THEY HAD THEIR OWN REGULATOR.
03:42:44 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative THEY WERE NOT UNDER THE S.E.C. WE FORCED THEM BY INTRODUCING LEGISLATION IN 2002 AND 2003 TO PUT THEM...
03:43:07 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR
03:43:08 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS NO GOOD REASON FOR THAT. I HAVE CONSISTENTLY URGED --
03:43:09 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative THAT.
03:43:12 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman I HAVE CONSISTENTLY URGED -- THE REASON IT IS NOT
03:43:14 Unidentified Speaker THE REASON IT IS NOT HAPPENING IS CONGRESS DO NOT WANT TO PUT THEM UNDER IN. THAT IS THE CHALLENGE...
03:43:15 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative HAPPENING IS CONGRESS DO NOT WANT TO PUT THEM UNDER IN. THAT IS THE CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE. NOW,...
03:44:45 Greenspan, AlanChairman IT IS VERY EVIDENT FROM ALL THE DATA THAT WHAT WE BEGAN TO CONFRONT IN THE LAST 10 YEARS IS A MAJOR...
03:46:41 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD ASK TO YIELD FOR ONE ADDITIONAL MINUTE, PLEASE.
03:46:45 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. MR. COX, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO CRITICISM THAT SAID IN...
03:46:47 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative MR. COX, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO
03:46:49 Shays, ChristopherU.S. Representative HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO CRITICISM THAT SAID IN 2004 THE S.E.C. ALLOWED LEHMAN BROTHERS,...
03:47:10 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman FIRST, THE 2004 RULE CHANGE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS. BUT WHAT THE S.E.C. DID IN...
03:48:26 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative MR. LYNCH. MR. CHAIRMAN, IN THE INTEREST
03:48:27 Unidentified Speaker MR. LYNCH.
03:48:29 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, IN THE INTEREST TIME I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD THIS...
03:48:30 Lynch, Stephen F.U.S. Representative TIME I WOULD ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT I SUBMIT FOR THE RECORD THIS IS A SPEECH ACTUALLY AN ARTICLE...
03:48:55 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative WITHOUT OBJECTION.
03:48:57 Lynch, Stephen F.U.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I TOO WANT TO THANK THE PANELISTS FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HELP US. THIS...
03:52:24 Unidentified Speaker I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO FIND, CONGRESSMAN, THAT MANY OF THOSE COMPLEX DIFSERIVATIVES ARE GONE NEVER...
03:52:27 Greenspan, AlanChairman THOSE COMPLEX DIFSERIVATIVES ARE GONE NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
03:52:33 Lynch, Stephen F.U.S. Representative I WISH I COULD BELIEVE THAT. BUT WE HAVE SHORT MEMORIES AROUND HERE. AND AS SOON AS THE CRISIS IS...
03:52:36 Unidentified Speaker I WISH I COULD BELIEVE THAT. BUT WE HAVE SHORT MEMORIES AROUND HERE. AND AS SOON AS THE CRISIS IS...
03:53:05 Unidentified Speaker WELL, I CERTAINLY HAVE NO OBJECTION TO REGULATING THOSE INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS. STRUCTURED INVESTMENT...
03:53:07 Greenspan, AlanChairman OBJECTION TO REGULATING THOSE INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTS. STRUCTURED INVESTMENT VEHICLES, FOR EXAMPLE,...
03:53:29 Unidentified Speaker INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, 72% WERE HELD BY HEMDGE FUNDS, THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.
03:53:33 Lynch, Stephen F.U.S. Representative WERE HELD BY HEMDGE FUNDS, THE SMARTEST PEOPLE IN THE ROOM. THAT IS WHAT I FIND MOST
03:53:37 Unidentified Speaker THAT IS WHAT I FIND MOST DISTURBING. WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DUMB. WE ARE DEALING...
03:53:38 Greenspan, AlanChairman DISTURBING. WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DUMB. WE ARE DEALING WITH BY FAR THE MOST SOPHISTICATED,...
03:53:52 Unidentified Speaker MR. CHAIRMAN, COULD I GIVE THE OTHER TWO WITNESSES A CRACK AT THAT?
03:53:54 Lynch, Stephen F.U.S. Representative THE OTHER TWO WITNESSES A CRACK AT THAT?
03:53:57 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative CERTAINLY, IF THEY WISH TO. FIRST AN OBSERVATION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO IN REAL TIME TO
03:54:01 Unidentified Speaker CERTAINLY, IF THEY WISH TO.
03:54:02 COX, C. "C." CHRISTOPHERChairman FIRST AN OBSERVATION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO IN REAL TIME TO -- AN OBSERVATION ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO...
03:55:53 Unidentified Speaker I THOUGHT YOUR STATEMENT WAS A VERY COHERENT AND LUCID DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IN THE BANKING SYSTEM...
03:55:54 Snow, John W.Secretary A VERY COHERENT AND LUCID DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM IN THE BANKING SYSTEM TODAY. IT IS GUMMED UP....
03:57:31 Lynch, Stephen F.U.S. Representative
03:57:34 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative THANK UYOU. WHEN I TALKED TO DR. GREENSPAN ABOUT COMING TO TESTIFY HE TOLD ME THAT HEARING COULD LAST...
03:58:59 Davis, ThomasU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN LET ME NOTE FOR THE REPORT MY DISSENT BUT WE HAVE MINORITY VIEWS ON BOTH OF THESE. WE...
03:59:11 Unidentified Speaker ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF REPORTING THE TWO REPORTS VOTING TO ACCEPT THE TWO REPORTS WILL
03:59:13 Waxman, HenryU.S. Representative REPORTING THE TWO REPORTS VOTING TO ACCEPT THE TWO REPORTS WILL YEA. OPPOSED. NO. THE AYES HAVE...
03:59:15 Unidentified Speaker YEA.
03:59:16 Unidentified Speaker OPPOSED.
03:59:17 Unidentified Speaker NO.
03:59:19 Unidentified Speaker THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE REPORTS ARE AGREED TO. THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS MEETING AS WELL. [CAPTIONS...

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