Political Quotes

“I had four amendments in the Committee on Rules to H.R. 1701; only one was accepted and, of course, I thank the members for that. However, I think I was thrown a bone, a bone to say, well, we did something; but certainly, this does not cure what is wrong with this bill. Let me tell my colleagues about the other amendments that I proposed that were not accepted. One of the amendments that I had was a very simple amendment. The sponsors of the bill had indicated that they wanted this bill to be a floor rather than a ceiling when it comes to State laws, and my amendment would simply strike a single subsection that would have accomplished that goal. Let me just share with my colleagues that 52 of the State Attorneys General earlier signed on to a letter objecting to this bill and, specifically, the preemption section. The Attorneys General stated: ``Any State law that affords consumers the benefit of disclosures in rent-to-own agreements beyond those required by H.R. 1701 would be invalidated.'' This is simply about State preemption.”