Political Quotes

“let me join in what the Senator from Massachusetts said. Senator Begich, with Senator Tester, offered an amendment in committee that has not gotten as much attention as some other parts of the bill--but it will have at least as great a positive effect as the other parts of the bill--which is so simple that it makes you wonder why we have not done it before. I have been quoting Dr. Seuss lately, and I won't do it here, but there is a saying that sometimes the best answers to questions that are complicated are simple answers--something like that; I am losing something in the translation. But Senator Begich and Senator Tester require that the annual financial reports we file, which are public documents--for the public to see them, they or some representative have to go to the office of the Secretary of the Senate to look at them or make copies. We are in the information age, the digital age. So Senator Begich and Senator Tester took a small step on the bill--which is a large step for the American people--which is that these reports will now be online and electronically filed. Everybody, not just the SEC, will have immediate access to those financial disclosure reports. Incidentally, the 30-day provision for disclosure will also be covered by that, and will also be available.…”