Spencer Bachus: “Our population overall, when you go to the 1940's, we were at 24,000, and in 1980, our population was 26,400.”

Those left on the short end can often be the people who have the greatest difficulty in getting any credit at all.

My Democratic colleagues have said they want to wrap this up. So let me just simply say to you that this is having the effect of shutting down these companies, whether that was intended or not.

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…

The intent of Operation Choke Point may have carried a purpose that we would all agree with, and that is to prevent financial fraud.