Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a departing member of my office, my longtime senior adviser, Jaime Lizarraga. This is a moment of great official pride as, last week, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission. His departure is also bittersweet for me, as he has been an invaluable member of our team for the last 15 years. All of those who have ever had the privilege of working with Jaime know firsthand, he is the model of an outstanding, patriotic public servant in a bipartisan way. He has dedicated his entire career to doing the people's work. He has excelled not only in my office but also on the House Financial Services Committee, where he worked with then-Chairman Barney Frank; at the Treasury Department; and as a staffer at the SEC. Indeed, President Biden's selection of Jaime to serve on the SEC is a testament to Jaime's deep expertise, strategic mind, and strong values. His unanimous confirmation in the Senate was a tremendous victory for working families and for the entire country. Here in the House, his masterful leadership was instrumental in enabling and enacting some of the most consequential economic legislation in a generation. During the financial meltdown of 2008, he helped stabilize the markets with the Troubled Assets Relief Program, TARP. In the wake of economic catastrophe, he also helped strengthen the oversight of Wall Street with the historic Dodd-Frank legislation.…”