37 Quotes by Paul Sarbanes

Obviously, if the 'books are cooked,' investors can't have confidence. This leads to the erosion of confidence in the transparency of American capital markets, which have been a tremendous asset and important economic engine to the United States.

We are facing a crisis of confidence that is eroding the public's trust in our markets, and poses a real threat to our economic health, ... The strain on the economy is deep and spreading.

He was a critical partner in our efforts to enact legislation to curb corporate abuse. ... We were united in our objective to restore investors' confidence in the integrity of our capital markets, which had been so egregiously undermined,

I think it's fair to say I don't think it's going to change in this Congress.

I think the president would serve his own interests if he asked the SEC to release all of that material, ... I think until they do that, people will keep pulling at that thread.

Maryland is happy and proud to have this opportunity to provide world-class medical care for our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines.

I think she's providing extraordinary leadership, ... She's brought in some very distinguished faces, a lot of energy and life into the school. I really admire her.

It is critically important for the administration to move quickly to appoint credible new economic leaders who understand Main Street America and the investing public; who are committed to creating new jobs all across America; and who will focus on restoring confidence in the financial markets and addressing corporate malfeasance,

You have some way-out requirements, and the company says that's what Sarbanes-Oxley says we have to do, but these changes are neither in the act nor in the regulations implementing the act, ... I don't know where some of these things came from.