Jul 21, 2011
I am very pleased to be joined by so many leaders on the Financial Services Committee. I now yield 3 minutes to one of them, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Watt).
Barney Frank
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Barney Frank is a former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, serving from 1981 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for his progressive stance on various issues, including financial regulation and LGBT rights. Frank played a significant role in the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which aimed to prevent the kind of financial crisis that occurred in 2008. He was also one of the first openly gay members of Congress, advocating for LGBTQ+ rights throughout his career.
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Jul 21, 2011
How much time is remaining, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from West Virginia has 4 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 5\3/4\ minutes remaining.
Jul 21, 2011
I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 241, noes 173, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 621] AYES--241 Adams…
Jul 21, 2011
First, the gentleman from New Jersey more consistently misstates things that I said. I suppose it's kind of flattering that he hangs on my every word. I just wish he didn't hang askew on my every word. He said I should be supporting this…
Jul 21, 2011
First of all, let's resolve one contradiction in the Republican amendment. Some have said, why are you now opposing what you originally supported? Well, this is a clear example. We never supported anything like this. We always thought it…
Jul 21, 2011
What we have is, as the statements that I am submitting show, the Republicans wanted last year to maintain the status quo in which the regulators of the banks--whose job it is, according to the Republican chairman of the committee, to…
Jul 21, 2011
First, the gentleman is correct. I would just note my disagreement with his statement on Secretary Paulson. But more important, I was struck by the fact that the gentlewoman from West Virginia stood up and opposed the amendment. The…
Jul 21, 2011
Once again, we see this pattern. The gentleman from New Jersey objected before and said I am imputing motives to them. Yes, I was imputing to them the notion that they knew what they were doing last year when they overwhelmingly…
Jul 21, 2011
I appreciate the gentlelady from West Virginia making a very important point, seriously, talking about the multilingual aspects, because an important bipartisan part of our committee's work over the years, and we've had some differences…
Jul 21, 2011
If I had to stand up here and defend weakening consumer protection in the area of financial activity, I wouldn't be too eager to do it either. So I understand the absence of discussion here. Let me make one general point. When we…
Jul 21, 2011
Being lectured by a member of the Republican Party on the importance of confirmation at the CFPB is like being lectured about birth control by the Octomom. Forty-four Republican Senators have outrageously announced they will not do their…
Jul 21, 2011
I could be persuaded as I would like to be, but I am the only speaker, and since I am defending the committee's position, I will reserve the balance of my time.
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