Steve Bartlett Quotations

Over three to five years, American consumers will change their habits to take control of their debts,

At this point it is too early to tell all of the outcomes that will evolve from this provision. But we are confident that through the counseling process, consumers will better understand all their options for getting their financial house in order.

It wasn't something that couldn't be bought over the counter, and that's a big distinction in my mind. No one was trying to do anything illegal or hide anything.

It's obviously something that, looking back on it, he wishes in some ways he hadn't. And he's been very clear that knowing what he knows today, he wouldn't use it again.

The time to act is sooner, rather than later, to ensure there is enough time to conference with the Senate before adjourning next month,

My guess is the league will be back with a hard cap, but I hope I'm wrong. I would hope they would recognize the concessions the players have made. If they (include a cap), there's a good chance the players will be so offended they'll just walk away from the table. I would be flabbergasted if the owners did that because of the amount of work that went into that proposal. I believe that (offer) can help lead to an agreement.

When you're in politics sometimes you step on toes and they come back and kick you in the backside.

This filing spike is a result of bad information being pushed on people, and then they file for bankruptcy out of fear.

You meet new people. We just spent two hours with people we didn't know before, just talking about the Badgers.

Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement.