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" My preference is for the Federal Reserve to be the systemic risk regulator, because the responsibility for identifying and limiting potential problems is a natural complement to its role in monetary policy. "

Henry Paulson

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Henry Paulson

Growing

Policy

" Every American business, from the biggest companies to small hardware companies, need money to flow through the system not only to create new jobs but to sustain existing jobs. "

" When I worry about risks, I worry about the biggest ones, particularly those that are difficult to predict - the ones I call small but deep holes. While odds are you will avoid them, if you do fall in one, it's a long way down and nearly impossible to claw your way out. "

" I grew up on a working farm. It was small, a hundred acres, but we had cows and pigs and chickens and sheep and a vegetable garden. I spent hours pulling weeds, hoeing, feeding the horses, cleaning out the stalls. My dad was a tough taskmaster. I always worked, but we also had fun. "

" I don't take lightly ever putting the taxpayer on the line to support an institution. "

" If you've got a bazooka, and people know you've got it, you may not have to take it out. "

" I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people. "

Henry Paulson

People

Person

" I think all governments engage in intelligence gathering vis-a-vis other governments. "

" Simply put, a Trump presidency is unthinkable. "

" When you run a company, you want to hand it off in better shape than you found it. In the same way, just as we shouldn't leave our children or grandchildren with mountains of national debt and unsustainable entitlement programs, we shouldn't leave them with the economic and environmental costs of climate change. "

" One of the most constant aspects of American life is change - and nowhere is it more evident than in our financial markets. "

" Let's not forget, what TARP did allowed us to move overnight and put capital into hundreds of banks, and that money came back plus $32 billion. "

" For decades, Indians have immigrated to the United States, joined our communities, and raised their families while maintaining their cultural heritage. "

" Foreclosures are a significant problem; they're an economic problem. "

" There is a very real danger that financial regulation will become a wolf in sheep's clothing. "

" I see nothing easy in Washington. I see either analytically simple things that are politically complex or those that are politically complex and analytically complex. I mean, look at immigration reform, you know? It is, I think, analytically easy, but politically very, very complex and very difficult. "

" An open, competitive, and liberalized financial market can effectively allocate scarce resources in a manner that promotes stability and prosperity far better than governmental intervention. "

" I prefer to work at the policy level, on trying to fix flawed government policies. "

" When the economy is growing, there's a lot that can be done to deal with the deficit. "

" In pursuing economic growth, India and the United States share similar values and similar challenges. We understand that the global economy is here to stay. To keep growing and leading the world in innovation and opportunity, the United States and India must trade freely, openly, and according to the principles of the global marketplace. "