Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2610, the Stop Seniors Scam Act. I too want to thank the main sponsors, Representatives Walberg and Blunt Rochester. I know we are all keeping Representative Walberg in our thoughts and prayers as he copes with COVID right now, or he would be here on the floor. I also want to acknowledge Representatives Hudson, Lujan, O'Halleran, Kelly, and Gianforte. I guess to follow up on our chairman's comment, this was the bill to cosponsor if you want to move into higher office apparently. Both a future Governor and Senator are cosponsors here, and who knows where the rest of the gang goes. The Stop Senior Scams Act would establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council which would create model educational materials to educate employees of retail companies, financial institutions, and wire transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams. Importantly, this effort prioritizes scams targeting our senior citizens and Native nations, populations that have unfortunately and tragically been targeted at a much higher rate during the COVID-19 pandemic by scammers offering false medications---- Can you imagine that, Mr. Speaker? Or faster ways to claim stimulus checks or Social Security checks. All of them are fraud.…”