"I appreciate the gentleman who came forward with this bill and the others who have come forward with similar bills."
"The Congressional budget office estimated a similar bill would be a net $17 million gain to our budget in savings and increased revenues if we pass such a bill."
"Memphis, my home, has one of the highest levels of subprime mortgage lending in the country."
"Speaker Pelosi always speaks of what Dr. Martin Luther King spoke about, and that is the fierce urgency of now."
"We want it done quickly, and we want it done now."
"The banking industry is just so powerful. They have owned this Congress for far too long."
"We have got to modify or change the bankruptcy law."
"I think that reflects accurately the mood of the American people. It so happens that we are in the process of catching up with them."
"Conyers is urging Democrats to block the nomination of CNN's Sanjay Gupta to be the surgeon general, basically saying -- citing a lack of necessary experience."
"I will pressure the Justice Department to look at what he calls a miscarriage of justice."
"Congressman John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says he will pressure the Justice Department to look at what he calls a miscarriage of justice."