Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 18, 2012
the wholesale rejection of regulation of the financial industry, I would have to say to my friends at the Chamber, going back to 2006, they remind me of the Bourbon, when the Restoration came in the 19th Century in France, and people said, they have forgotten nothing because they learned nothing.
Said by
Michael Capuano
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Capuano criticizes the rejection of financial regulation, comparing it to historical ignorance.

Share & report

More from Michael Capuano

Jun 12, 2018

the concept of taking protections away from small investors just strikes me as anathema.

congress.gov
Jun 12, 2018

I am particularly opposed to this bill because in New York State, we have a powerful securities fraud law, called the Martin Act.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2018

A good economy for three people doesn't help for the 300 and some odd million people that live here.

congress.gov
Feb 26, 2018

I would ask, is the Fed interested in all, would you be interested in pursuing something--you oversee 7,000 entities, some of them large, some of them small, most of them pretty large.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation