Spencer Bachus: “I voted for and proudly then, and support to this day and continue to.”

However, my continued concern is that the program threatens to dry up legitimate sources of credit and financing.

In a perfect world, there will be no payday lenders.

In this economy, the last thing we need is to make it harder for businesses to operate and employ workers, and by that I mean legitimate businesses.

I would simply recognize Mr. Petri's and Ms. Tsongas' contributions in helping Mr. Kilmer with this amendment--and there may be others. I want to express to the full committee chair our appreciation for supporting this amendment, and I…