Harvey Pitt Money Quotations

It is clear from recent events -- including the program the president is announcing this morning to improve and strengthen the duties of those whose conduct is at the core of our securities markets -- that the SEC critically needs to receive additional money in fiscal 2003 to fully fund pay parity and that we should be authorized to add new staff to address pressing immediate needs,

When people lie, if they play games, if they take money that doesn't belong to them, they are going to go to jail, ... We're working very closely with the criminal authorities and our new certification policy ... will set the stage for people to go to jail for fraud if they misstate their financials.