Judd Gregg

“Elections have consequences.”

“When a company gets into trouble, it should basically have to be resolved, in other words, stockholders lose their money, unsecured bondholders lose their money.”

“Social Security was always supposed to be basically in theory an insurance program where you pay in and then you get out.”

“Actually, I have been very supportive of a very robust stimulus package from day one. I think this economy has to have a major stimulus initiative because the only group with liquidity is the federal government.”

“Derivatives are a huge, complex issue.”

“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.”

“I don't rule out anything in my future.”

“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.”

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

“I don't think the American people want unilateral government control over the entire health-care system.”