Political Quotes

“Mr. President, tomorrow we will be voting on whether to close debate on the nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. This vote can be framed in terms of his qualifications, but that would be a mistake because folks on both sides of the aisle have noted he is exceptionally qualified for this position. He is a graduate of Michigan State University, of Oxford University, and the University of Chicago Law School, where he was editor in chief of the University of Chicago Law Review. In addition, he has held a number of public positions with honor and distinction as State representative, as Ohio's treasurer, as Ohio attorney general. Indeed, as Ohio's attorney general, he was an aggressive advocate for consumers. He recovered more than $2 billion for Ohio's retirees, investors and business owners and took major steps to help protect its consumers from fraudulent foreclosures and financial predators. What a terrific resume. He is an individual who has stood up for retirees, business owners, and investors. He has said fraud will not be tolerated. We will seek it out and we will penalize it and we will end it. In other words, it is exactly the resume of someone we would want to head a consumer financial protection department or division or bureau. Why are we voting tomorrow to end debate? Why don't we just have a unanimous consent agreement that we go to a final vote? The answer is, my colleagues across the aisle are objecting.…”