Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, today I rise to place in the Record a very important story from The Columbus Dispatch newspaper. It focuses on Steve Mnuchin, President Trump's nominee to be Treasury Secretary, and it raises issues of deep concern. [From the Columbus Dispatch, Jan. 29, 2017] Trump Treasury Pick Mnuchin Misled Senate on Foreclosures, Ohio Cases Show (By Alan Johnson and Jill Riepenhoff) President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. treasury secretary was untruthful with the Senate during the confirmation process, documents uncovered by The Dispatch show. Steve Mnuchin, former chairman and chief executive officer of OneWest Bank, known for its aggressive foreclosure practices, flatly denied in testimony before the Senate Finance Committee that OneWest used ``robo-signing'' on mortgage documents. But records show the bank utilized the questionable practice in Ohio. ``The guy is just lying. There's no other way to say it,'' said Bill Faith, executive director of the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. The revelation comes with the committee's vote on whether to confirm Mnuchin's nomination, currently scheduled for Monday night. Barney Keller of Jamestown Associates, who represents Mnuchin, was asked to comment for this story but did not respond before deadline. Jamestown Associates is a Washington political consulting and advertising firm that represented Trump in his campaign.…”