This testimony identifies past andcurrent regulatory reforms that could help improve the quality of regulatory analysis and the quality of regulatory decision making.

Participation in a roundtable hosted bythe House Government Reform Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs on section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

The Warner and REINS proposals are excellent ideas but, at least in the area of the environment and the economy, are no substitute for reforming the underlying statutes.

No serious observer of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) believes its financial future is bright. But few recognize just how troubled this government agency really is.

Samuel J. Baptista has served as the managing director responsible for government relations for Morgan Stanley since 1999. He handles global public policy affecting the firm’s securities, financial services, and bank card businesses. Before joining Morgan Stanley, he was instrumental in founding the Financial Services...

Today, nearly 80 percent of active pharmaceutical ingredients originate outside the United States. But the FDA cannot adequately oversee the safety of chemicals manufactured overseas and imported into the United States.

There is significant disagreement about the effectiveness of the Obama administration's proposed export control reforms, which casts doubt on whether substantive reform can be achieved in the proposed one-year time frame.

Has the time come for a federal chartering system for insurance companies?