So did both Hillary Clinton, America's secretary of state, and, surprisingly, George W. Bush, who stirred from his post-presidential obscurity to ring Mr Cameron and urge him to bring the UUP into line.
And I urge Congress to take us over the finish line, and send me a reform bill I can sign into law, so we can empower our people with consumer protections, and help prevent a financial crisis like this from ever happening again.