On the recordApril 27, 2010
Madam President, let me begin, first of all, by complimenting my colleague from Kansas, who has been indefatigable in the argument and the cause that he was espousing just now. He has talked to all of us about this problem, and he has made it very clear this shouldn't be an intention within this legislation. We shouldn't be trying to expand the reach of a bill--that was supposed to deal with Wall Street--all the way to our local car dealers on Main Street. I appreciate the fact that sometimes legislation sweeps with too broad a brush, but this is something we can fix and we need to fix it. In fact, it is not just the auto dealers. The National Federation of Independent Businesses, which bills itself as the voice of small business, and frequently does represent small business causes, has written a letter to us, on April 26, describing this unduly large reach of the legislation before us. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record at the conclusion of my remarks the letter I have just referred to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. (See exhibit 1.)
