Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I know this is beginning to be a lengthy debate and process on the floor of the Senate to get through amendments. My colleague from Connecticut exhibits great patience to try to work through this. I know there are a lot of interests that have different views about this, and they come to the floor and they want this amendment or that. I understand all that. I know my colleague from Connecticut views this with the same seriousness of purpose as I do and understands that many of us not on the Banking Committee have not had the opportunity to be involved in the debate until now--until it comes to the floor of the Senate--and have not been able to offer amendments. I think that represents the appetite in the Senate to be engaged and to understand what has caused the most devastating financial event for our country since the Great Depression--something that collapsed some $15 trillion in value for the American people, caused very substantial unemployment, dramatic losses in income, the loss of homes and has led to hopelessness and helplessness for many Americans. What happened to cause that? Was this some sort of natural disaster? No, it wasn't a fire, a flood, a tornado, or an earthquake. It wasn't a natural disaster. This was made with human hands. This is a manmade disaster and, by the way, it could well have been predicted, in my judgment, and some of us did.…”