Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman. I want to congratulate my friend, Andy Barr, for bringing this bill back to the floor of the House to be on the side of the consumer, to be on the side of affordable choices, to be on the side of truly affordable housing in so many areas where there is no alternative. Many in the urban areas of our country, the East and West Coast elites who make financial policy, have no understanding of living out in the country. They don't realize we don't have stick-built alternatives in many rural areas of our country. As a former community banker down in Ashley County and Chicot County, Arkansas, the most affordable, best alternative for many of our families is a manufactured home, working with a relative for a plot of land. Dodd-Frank has made that unaffordable and unavailable. And to that point, I want to say I got a letter from a pal at the Army National Guard who said: I was turned down on a loan that would be cheaper, larger, and better for my family. It was better than the house, the 60-year-old house, that he was renting. That is why we need this bill, and I thank the chairman for bringing it to the floor today.”