Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding me the remaining time. Mr. Chairman, I just want to thank Congressman Cardoza, who really has lived this mortgage foreclosure hell with the people of his region. I also thank Congressman McNerney, Congressman Costa, and all of these Members from California who have stood up here today to try to put the brake on over there at HUD and say, ``Hey, wait a minute. Pay attention to what is happening across California,'' and I must say across Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Idaho--all of these States where the middle class is being washed out and where our money and our equity from our homes is being transferred to Wall Street, which now controls two-thirds--six banks--of the wealth of this country. Something is fundamentally wrong. HUD has to stand up and do its job. We offer our amendment in all good faith, and we just say to Secretary Geithner over at Treasury: Wait until the Treasury bill comes on the floor. There is more to come. I want to thank the chairman of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Subcommittee for his graciousness and willingness to work with us as we stand up for Americans who are facing foreclosure. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur). The amendment was agreed to. Parliamentary Inquiries Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Chairman, I have a parliamentary inquiry. The CHAIR. The gentleman may state his parliamentary inquiry. Mr.…”