Political Quotes

“Then I will continue to speak since I have the floor. I am going to just continue to talk about the bill. I see other colleagues who are coming down to speak about it. I would just like to read some of the letters that have come to my office supporting the provision. This is from the National Bankers Association: Dear Senator Landrieu: I write this letter to you and the Members of the United States Senate in support of the LeMieux-Landrieu amendment. In no segment of the U.S. economy is the need for lending to small business more urgent than in the distressed communities that our banks struggle to serve every day. This recession has hit these communities the hardest. The number of home foreclosures has wreaked havoc on these communities. The small businesses that are the engines for economic activity desperately need access to capital. The U.S. economy will begin to see real growth when small businesses get access to the capital that creates the opportunities for prudent lending. This bill, with your amendment, is a vitally important piece of legislation. I would like to say that again, underlined. They do not have to write letters like this to me. But it says: This bill, with your amendment-- it could have just said: This bill without your amendment, or, this bill with no reference to the amendment. But they go to the effort to say: This bill, with your amendment, is a vitally important piece of legislation. Its swift passage will send a powerful message through the U.S.…”