[Still, even when you concede that Sarbanes-Oxley performed a public service--by spurring companies to clean up their acts--the fact remains that the law has created inequities, especially for small companies. Even Oxley himself has begun backpedaling. In a recent speech in London, he recalled the] hothouse atmosphere ... a bit more flexibility for small and medium-size companies. |
a bit more flexibility for small and medium-size companies. |
Certainly the advent of technology and electronic commerce has had an immense impact on the real estate industry. |
I am proud of the bipartisan process that produced this legislation. Corporate responsibility is an investor and retiree issue. It is not a partisan issue, and those who would attempt to make it so do a real disservice to all of us. |
I believe the checklist has been met, ... while whining that their competitors need more regulation. My feeling is that the days of that kind of lobbying are numbered. |
I don't think they want to, or are not prepared to answer some very pointed questions about what went wrong. |
I think the president will make the right decision, ... I don't think you should have any kind of a balancing act, or some kind of a litmus test. I think it should be purists who believe in judicial restraint, and who believe that writing the laws is the job of the legislative branch and not the judicial branch. |
I've always been an intuitive politician, and it just made sense after 25 years in Congress and nine years in the (Ohio) legislature, ... I've paid my dues. |
I've never met John Roberts personally, although he was a young lawyer on President Reagan's staff at about the same time that I came to Congress in the early 1980s, |
If anything, he might be a little bit naive about what goes on in this town, |
Judge Roberts has a brilliant legal mind and respect for the judicial process, which is supposed to interpret the law, not make it, |
The legislation we crafted in conference goes a long way in solving the egregious problems that have arisen as a result of corporate misconduct and accounting scandals. It's not a total answer, but I think we made excellent progress, and the White House has informed me this morning that they support the conference agreement. |
The liberal groups spent months raising money so they could take down anyone President Bush nominated, ... But they have not been able to touch judge Roberts. |
The risk from terrorism remains acute and the private market cannot continue to operate without a government backstop. |
The tax cut he played a large part in enacting returned much needed dollars to the pockets of hard-working Americans across the nation and bolstered a slumping economy, |