Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might consume. Madam Speaker, we held a hearing on this bill. It is well received by the investors; it is well received by the mutual fund companies, and it certainly received no negative commentary in the House. Why cannot we just come to this floor and speak to the issue at hand? I worked hard on this piece of legislation with Mr. Tiberi for a long period of time. This is the legislation that's in front of this Congress at this particular time. It was well met because it was fully vetted in the committee with sufficient opportunity for any- and everyone to comment on it. This is a product that we should be proud of. For the first time in two decades, we are modernizing issues that relate to the industry that many, if not millions, of Americans come to depend upon for retirement. I don't understand why there would be any additional argument made on any other piece of legislation that was being considered when, in fact, this is the matter that's before us at this particular time. I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1710”