Political Quotes

Jim Bunning

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Jim Bunning is a former United States Senator from Kentucky, serving from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bunning was known for his strong conservative positions and advocacy for fiscal responsibility. Before his political career, he was a professional baseball player, notably a pitcher in Major League Baseball, where he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987. Bunning's tenure in the Senate included a focus on issues such as energy policy and workers' compensation reform, often criticizing the Department of Energy's handling of compensation programs for workers.

Quotes by year · 1998–2010442 total · peak 2009 (237)
1998: 4 quotes2000: 1 quote2001: 11 quotes2002: 2 quotes2003: 64 quotes2004: 18 quotes2007: 4 quotes2008: 4 quotes2009: 237 quotes2010: 97 quotes
Nov 15, 2010

When are you going to do something about this and get off the backs of our community bankers?

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Nov 15, 2010

In 2006, we had a huge housing crisis in this country. And even before that, the mortgage crisis showed its face in 2001 and 2002.

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Nov 15, 2010

You all have not come up with a solution to solve it.

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Nov 15, 2010

I will be more than happy to give you 40 names of 40 banks.

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Nov 15, 2010

I continue to hear from well over 40 Kentucky community banks about the heavy hand of your examiners and their supervisors.

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Nov 15, 2010

Are the Fed and the GSEs going to aggressively pursue pull-back of mortgages to the originators and investment banks to reduce taxpayer losses?

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Sep 21, 2010

You need a change in the law then.

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Sep 21, 2010

I think the SEC better be capable of better things.

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Sep 21, 2010

No, no, no. Why is it your decision to report to the SEC and not to the public which you have an obligation to do?

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Sep 21, 2010

You have the authority to issue your reports as you see fit.

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