Barney Frank: “The Republicans spent all last year telling us that they were just ready to take on this tough issue of what to do about…”

This bill--and I will differ specifically with Mr. Labrador on this--empowers people to take my tax money and use it to do things and then exclude me and Jim from its benefit.

I urge staff to pay close attention to the differences in products offered by nonbank institutions and to be mindful of Congress's intent in financial reform that State consumer protection laws be preserved to the extent possible.

We are talking about dismantling the one and only consumer protection agency that we created.

If you're going to dip your fingers in the Federal till, don't complain if a little democracy rubs off on them.