On the recordMay 6, 2010
Is it not true that last week, on three different occasions, the Republicans filibustered this bill to stop us from even starting the debate on this bill, and it was only when we reached the point after the Goldman Sachs hearing--when there was this embarrassing testimony from executives, telling America what they were up to, and it all became very public--that the Republicans finally backed off their filibuster, backed off their delay of this legislation and let us come forward to debate; and that now, one of the first amendments they offer is to weaken this bill so the financial institutions and the banks are going to have more power over the economy, more power over consumers than this bill provides? Isn't that the real history of how we got to this moment in this debate?
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