Political Quotes

“I thank my colleague from Massachusetts for his strong advocacy on such an important issue. I would like to recognize Chairman Lieberman and Ranking Member Collins for their leadership and advocacy and their work on getting this out of the committee so quickly. I urge my colleagues to vote yes on cloture tonight on this bipartisan bill to ensure clearly and unambiguously that all Members of Congress, their staffs, and Federal employees play by the exact same rules as all the American people. The American people deserve the right to know their lawmaker's only interest is what is best for the country, not their own financial interests. Members of Congress and their families and staff should not be able to gain personal profit from information to which they have access that everyday middle-class Americans do not. It is simply not right. Nobody should be above the rules. I introduced a bipartisan bill in the Senate with 28 of our colleagues from both sides of the aisle to close this loophole. The STOCK Act legislation is very similar to the legislation introduced by my friends in the House of Representatives, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Congressman Tim Walz. I thank them for their longstanding advocacy and dedication to this important cause. I again thank Chairman Lieberman, Ranking Member Collins, and all the committee members for their work in acting swiftly to move this bipartisan, commonsense bill to the floor for a vote.…”