I just want to indicate for the press here that Senator Collins has not pulled off a coup.
Senator Lautenberg, on behalf of the recognition of the impact of diabetes.
I would just say again in the description, yours, the President's, et cetera, when we are talking about children is to focus in on the benef...
we ought to be reassuring to people, and again my colleague says about the politics and advising on politics for the White House, but I thin...
I support that legislation. Unfortunately, there have been holds on it.
I strongly support your notion of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
I will continue to insist that improving consumer protection be a first principle and an urgent priority.
I firmly believe that someone should have their backs.
At the center of this effort will be a new, independent consumer protection agency to protect Americans from poisonous financial products.
Yes, indeed.
I can assure you he believes not only in equal protection but in due process.
I firmly believe that someone should 'have their backs,' as the expression goes.
Let us put a cop on the beat so that this spectacular failure of consumer protection at the root of this mess is never repeated again.
I think it would be fair, Senator, to say the Department is supportive of all attempts to craft Federal legislation bringing transparency.
We should look at that.
We applaud your leadership on a very complex set of issues intended to restore confidence and stability in our financial system.
the very people who created the damn mess are the ones now arguing that consumers ought not to be protected.
We cannot afford inaction.
