Anna Eshoo: “We are here as representatives for the American people. So my message to the American people, whomever is tuned in, is…”

“We are here as representatives for the American people. So my message to the American people, whomever is tuned in, is what is it that we are debating? What is it that we are fighting and arguing about which is so important in this bill? First of all, this is a bill to reshape financial services and how they are delivered in our great Nation. It is an overhaul of laws that need to be overhauled because they have not been touched really since the Great Depression. So we know that there is a timeliness to this effort and an importance attached to it. I want to raise something to the American people, and the reason why I come to the floor in my disappointment is because when I cast my votes in the House Committee on Commerce I had every intention of supporting this financial services bill. This is not an excuse on my part, American people. I feel very strongly about this. What brings me to the floor is the issue of privacy, financial privacy.”