The Fed has neither the clear statutory authority nor the mandate to anticipate and deal with risks across our entire financial system. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
An AIG failure would have been devastating to the financial system and to the economy. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
If the financial system collapses, it's really, really hard to put it back together again. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
When companies fail, shareholders bear the losses. It's just the way our system is supposed to work. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
If AIG collapsed, it would have buckled our financial system and wrought economic havoc on the lives of millions of our citizens. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
I look forward to the day when China has a truly market-determined solution... To get there, you need to have a currency… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
No matter how the financial system is set up, no matter what the economic system is, as long as you have people,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
For market discipline to constrain risk effectively, financial institutions must be allowed to fail. Under optimal financial regulatory and financial system infrastructures,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
A state-based regulatory system is quite burdensome. It allows price controls to create market distortions. It can hinder development of national products… — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
If a financial institution has business operations in the United States, hires people in the United States, if they are clogged with illiquid assets,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
It is the policy of the federal government to use all resources at its disposal to make our financial system stronger. — Henry Paulson Copy Share
A state-based regulatory system is quite burdensome. It allows price controls to create market distortions. It can hinder development of national products and can… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
Well, as you know, we're working through a difficult period in our financial markets right now as we work off some of the past… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
I look forward to the day when China has a truly market-determined solution... To get there, you need to have a currency that is… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
Indian-Americans are physicians, engineers, CEOs, professors, teachers, entrepreneurs. They are a vital part of the United States' economic and social fabric. Because of this… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
America is the land of opportunity. We need to be vigilant in ensuring that each and every American has the opportunity to acquire the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
I do not believe the United States and the Americans are going to let Donald Trump become president... I think the challenge is Donald… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
Too often, we restrict trade that would create U.S. jobs and is in our national interest. — Henry Paulson Copy Share
Our overriding goal in restructuring our financial architecture should be that taxpayers never again have to save a failing financial institution. — Henry Paulson Copy Share
I think history shows that countries have to have some kind of a threshold level of economic success before they begin to have the… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
We don't have the necessary laws or powers to deal with failing non-bank institutions. If they're a big bank, the depositor has deposit insurance,… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is… — Henry Paulson Copy Share
