"This law will rein in Wall Street banks and prevent them from making risky bets with other people's money, really all of our money, which they did and that crashed the economy here in the U.S. and all across the world."  Citizen’s Voice

"The American public has unfortunately felt the severe consequences of Wall Street's dire mistakes. We still have much work to do as too many people are still struggling financially as a result of the recession."  Citizen’s Voice

"It's my hope and expectation that new governance rules will bring more common sense to our financial markets and mitigate the risky behaviors and conflicts of interest that led to crippling our system."  Washington Post

"For too long, too many firms on Wall Street had free rein to profit at the expense of their own clients. They engaged in the riskiest sorts of speculation, prospered from their risky bets when they panned out and to had the taxpayers cover the losses when the schemes failed."  The Times Herald

"The largest traders in commodity markets will now have a limit on the amount of concentration they may hold in a given market. This can't help but avoid unsubstantiated price run-ups like we saw at the height the economic calamity, with $4 gasoline and oil at $147 a barrel."  Sacramento Bee

"It [financial reform law] sets us on a straight and strong course for more efficient and effective markets, devoid of fraud, abuse and manipulation."  Sacramento Bee

"This new law is an important first step toward common-sense reform of our financial markets. But if the meltdown taught us anything, it taught us that big banks and Wall Street investors exist to generate profits for investors and not to protect consumers. It is the job of Congress to remain vigilant on behalf of the American people."  Bemidji Pioneer

"The law is going to be much stronger with the new bill. I'm itching to use the authority. This new disruptive practices (authority) will allow us to go after trading that can disrupt and contort markets."  Commodities Now

"This legislation will help protect the hard work, the savings and the dreams of the American people. Honest savers, borrowers and investors deserve a regulatory system suited to demands of modern times, where dangerous regulatory gaps are closed, where large institutions are subject to capital requirements, and where risky transactions are identified and controlled before they pose a threat to the economy as a whole."  Bangor Daily News

"Indeed, this legislation, which guarantees transparency and accountability and provides vital protections for small businesses and Americans on Main Street from the greedy and reckless Wall Street practices that contributed to this epic economic downturn, will finally empower the federal government with the tools it needs to ensure the failure of a single private institution will not wreak havoc on the world’s financial system and drive the economy into recession."  Bangor Daily News