Bart Chilton Quotes & Sayings

I'm a big Michael Lewis fan. That said, my favorite Lewis book was 'The Blind Side.' — Bart Chilton

Nobody wants to be against technology, but I think that regulators should not - and people should not - assume that faster is always better in markets. — Bart Chilton

We need to question technology to insure that markets continue to perform their fundamental purposes. — Bart Chilton

I believe that there have been repeated attempts to influence prices in the silver markets. There have been fraudulent efforts to persuade and deviously control that price. Based on what I have been told by members of the public, and reviewed in publicly available documents, I believe violations to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) have taken place in silver markets and that any such violation of the law in this regard should be prosecuted. — Bart Chilton

It's definitely longer than the buzz cut you see most of the time in the federal government. I would pale in comparison to rock and rollers with my haircut. I would be a lightweight. — Bart Chilton

The thing is: in order to reach an agreement, to reach that balance, sometimes it is sort of like that old Rhinestone Cowboy lyric, 'There'll be a load of compromisin' on the road to my horizon.' For those of you who were too young, or don't recall the song, made famous by country singer Glen Campbell, it is your loss. — Bart Chilton

I try to communicate in a way that allows people in on what's going on. What's better than references to popular culture? — Bart Chilton