Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the conference report for H.R. 4173, the so-called ``Restoring American Financial Stability Act.'' We're used to creative titles around here, but I've got to tell you, during a time of extraordinary economic duress, millions of Americans unemployed, failed economic policies, it is darkly ironic that a bill that will do anything but restore financial stability is named for that purpose. The truth of the matter is, when you look at this legislation, it's proof positive again that this majority just doesn't get it. The American people are not looking at Washington, D.C., and clamoring for more spending, more taxes, and more bailouts. They're looking at Washington, D.C., and saying, When are you going to focus on creating jobs? When are you going to set partisan differences aside, power grabs, and Big Government agendas aside to do something to put Americans back to work? Under the guise of financial reform, Democrats today are pushing yet another bill that will kill jobs, raise taxes, and make bailouts permanent. Let me say that again. This legislation will kill jobs by restricting access to credit, it will kill jobs by raising taxes on those that would provide loans and opportunity to small business owners and family farmers, and it makes the bad ideas of the Wall Street bailout permanent.…”