Over The Years, The U.s.

Every Effort Needs To Be Made To Try And Offset The Costs Of Katrina And Rita By Reductions In Other Government Programs, Especially Those That Are Wasteful, Duplicative And Ineffective.

It Is Not The Responsibility Of The Federal Bank - Nor Would It Be Appropriate - To Protect Lenders And Investors From The Consequences Of Their Decisions

The Best Approach Here, If At All Possible, Is To Use Supervisory And Regulatory Methods To Restrain Undue Risk-taking And To Make Sure The System Is Resilient In Case An Asset-price Bubble Bursts In The Future.

I And Others Were Mistaken Early On In Saying That The Subprime Crisis Would Be Contained. The Causal Relationship Between The Housing Problem And The Broad Financial System Was Very Complex And Difficult To Predict.

If I Am Confirmed, I Am Confident That My Colleagues On The Federal Open Market Committee And I Will Maintain The Focus On Long-term Price Stability As Monetary Policy's Greatest Contribution To General Economic Prosperity And Maximum Employment.