Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I will reserve 2 minutes for Senator Tester out of my time. As I mentioned earlier this week, we have an important opportunity to safeguard our economy from the conditions that drove our country into this catastrophic financial meltdown. The Wall Street reform bill we have before us takes critically important steps forward, helping to stabilize and safeguard our financial institutions, our financial system for consumers and businesses alike. But we should not stop here. This debate must be about making the underlying bill better. I rise today to suggest one substantial way that we can rebuild the credibility of our financial system, save taxpayers billions of dollars, and finally move to end the TARP. Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk, No. 3928, and I wish to call it up and ask unanimous consent to add Senator Brown of Massachusetts as a cosponsor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Colorado (Mr. Bennet), for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Begich, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. LeMieux, and Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, proposes an amendment numbered 3928 to Amendment No. 3739. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To apply recaptured taxpayer investments toward reducing the national debt) At the end of the bill, insert the following: TITLE XIII--PAY IT BACK ACT SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE.…”