Now the costs of this housing crisis caused by Wall Street abuses through the creation of asset-backed securities made a few very, very greedy bankers quite wealthy at the expense of millions of ordinary citizens and doing great harm to our Republic.
Kaptur criticizes Wall Street for profiting from the housing crisis at citizens' expense.
Share & report
More from Marcy Kaptur
Mr. Speaker, I thank the Congresswoman so very much for allowing me to speak this evening and to also thank her for her service to the United States of America in our military. She knows the cost of liberty. There couldn't be a better…
Until such time as we are briefed on these developments, we will not know the damage to our country and the world as a result of these haphazard and thoughtless firings.
Mr. Speaker, needless chaos on U.S. financial markets must be quelled. Today's continuing historic losses on top of last week's are unprecedented, totalling over $6 trillion. That is trillion. This has never happened before. America's…
Mr. Speaker, the United States has not had a trade surplus in over half a century. Trade deficits translate into lost jobs and lost wealth for the American people. Balancing U.S. trade accounts is an imperative and a worthy objective, but…
Other voices in this conversation
