On the recordDecember 7, 2011
I rise in opposition to H.R. 10, the so- called REINS Act. It's a demonstration of the reign of terror that the Tea Party-Grover Norquist Republican Party has exacted on Americans insofar as their health and safety are concerned, and in terms of their ability as small businesses to compete with Wall Street and Big Business. You see, this is a Christmas gift. It's a gift to those who installed this Tea Party reign in Congress, and this Tea Party reign, the Republicans in Congress, are doing everything they're supposed to do. This is the anti-regulatory bill, as the chairman said, that is the mother of all anti-regulatory bills. In fact, these 25, 26 bills that have been misnamed ``jobs bills'' that the Republicans have passed are nothing more than anti-regulatory legislation, sprinkled with a little antiabortion legislation in there--with not one job to be created. You're just simply kowtowing to the wishes of those who line your pockets with gold in order for you to get elected. This anti-regulatory legislation is turning the clock back on progress in America. We want to turn it all over to Big Business. This is what the Wall Street occupation is all about. This is what the Tea Party is all about. The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
