Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 23, 2010
You know, the mindless objection really overlooks the urgency of this picture. We go back home; people say they can't receive credit. You talk about TARP III. You're the only ones who use that language to try to find a label even for something beneficial, as was other legislation. So we go home and we hear this cry out for credit, and we put together a bill that provides $30 billion for small and medium-size businesses, and you look for an excuse. We provide money for the States to provide collateral so small businesses can receive the credit--a provision that Governors support, Republicans and Democrats--and you search for some basis that somehow will carry what you think is a winning message even if the American people are the losers. It doesn't work.
Said by
Mike Levin
Democratic · California
Source
govinfo.gov
Sep 23, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the need for credit access for small businesses and criticizes objections to proposed legislation.

Share

More from Mike Levin

Jul 14, 2026

This is not an ordinary transaction by any measure.

levin.house.gov
Jul 16, 2026

None of this is easy. It demands a more principled, inclusive, and constructive kind of American leadership than the one we have now.

levin.house.gov
Aug 7, 2026

Michaelle’s determination has connected families across the globe and helped launch new research into a disorder shared by fewer than 100 children worldwide.

levin.house.gov
Jul 23, 2026

There is no justification for it and no clear strategy.

levin.house.gov

Other voices in this conversation