Kort efter telefonopkaldet fra Summers, udsendte Greenspan, Rubin og SEC formand Arthur Levitt en fælles erklæring, der fordømte Born, og anbefaldte en lovgivning der holdt derivater ureguleret.
Shortly after the phone call from Summers Greenspan, Rubin and SEC chairman Arthur Levitt... issued a joint statement condemning Born... and recomended legislation... to keep derivatives unregulated.