Political Quotes

“It's very, very clear, Mr. Tonko, and thank you so very much for pointing out that there's a dichotomy. There are two different views about what America needs to do. The Republican view, as articulated by Mr. Driehaus, is one of hands off, let the big boys do whatever they're going to do. We saw the result of that, the deepest recession since the Great Depression occurred because of a lack of regulation and the notion that somehow the marketplace would take care of itself. Well, it took care of the economy of the world. We need that regulatory system in place, and we're going to see it in the next week to two weeks, whether the Republicans are going to stand for reining in Wall Street or letting it rip once more. We know where we came from. We did pass a bill in December. I was fortunate enough to be here. The Senate has now acted with just a couple of Republican votes in support. Now it's going to be back. We'll see. In this week, however, we have another opportunity to see where we stand, where the Republicans stand. This is the American jobs and closing corporate tax loopholes and bringing jobs back home. I want to go to Wal-Mart some day and see ``Made in America'' on the things I buy. I've seen enough ``Made in China.'' I want to see ``Made in America.'' And we can do that.…”