Political Quotes

On the recordNovember 30, 2011
Wall Street allies in Congress, and there are far too many of them, are trying to cut funding because they do not like the idea of greater oversight and transparency of these markets.
Said by
Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing Congress members for opposing funding for financial oversight.

Share

More from Sherrod Brown

Aug 10, 2026

Ohioans shouldn’t be forced to subsidize these costs and Ohioans — not Jon Husted and his billionaire friends — should get to decide if data centers are built in their community.

ohiocapitaljournal.com
Feb 10, 2025

I’m honestly very worried. When was the last time Donald Trump sided with Black women over Big Business?

cnn.com
Apr 29, 2026

The NRCS currently includes composting facilities as a conservation practice standard, but assistance under this standard is limited to the construction of a structure to facilitate composting. This amendment proposes specifically to…

govinfo.gov
May 19, 2025

as we talk about the importance of Black history tonight, I also want to highlight northeast Ohio's rich connection to Black history. In northeast Ohio, our Black history legacy stacks up against anyone's. In fact, one of the first places…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation