Political Quotes

“today the Senate is debating one of the most significant pieces of consumer legislation to come before this session of the Congress. Over the past several years, I have expended, personally, a great deal of time working with all the interested parties on the subject matter of fair credit reporting. I take great pride in the legislative product that we offer for the Senate's consideration today. Before elaborating on the contents of the bill, I want to take a moment to thank several of my colleagues--the distinguished junior Senator from Missouri [Mr. Bond], who serves on the Banking Committee has worked tirelessly, effectively, and constructively with me and others, bringing this legislative compromise to fruition. He has been inconvenienced this afternoon by reason of some complications of his flight schedule or he would be on the floor at this moment. But I do, in his absence, want to express to him my personal appreciation, as well as to his very able staff. They have worked for hours and hours with us on this. I also thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, for their contributions in moving this bill forward. Chairman Riegle and Senator D'Amato have been extremely helpful at the hearings, at the markup, and now in bringing this bill to the floor.”