Political Quotes

“Mr. President, my friend and colleague from Wyoming, Senator Enzi, and I have once again submitted a resolution to designate April as ``Financial Literacy Month'' to raise public awareness of this important issue. I would like to first thank the cosponsors of the resolution, Senators Baucus, Blunt, Brown of Ohio, Cardin, Carper, Cochran, Coons, Crapo, Durbin, Hagan, Inouye, Johnson of South Dakota, Kohl, Landrieu, Lautenberg, Menendez, Murray, and Wicker. I appreciate their hard work and support in working to increase the level of financial literacy for people of all ages across America. I also thank the Senate for taking up this resolution and passing it with unanimous consent last night. This is the tenth and final year that I have introduced this resolution, which highlights our Nation's need for investments in financial literacy, commends current efforts and initiatives to promote financial education, and encourages the administration and private institutions to continue to work toward creating a more financially literate public. Financial literacy empowers individuals to be able to appropriately evaluate credit opportunities, successfully save and invest for long-term financial goals in an increasingly intricate marketplace, and responsibly manage their personal, professional, and family finances.…”