Political Quotes

“I do think the citizens of our Nation deserve an explanation as to why we are here tonight and not currently debating any of a whole list of amendments that Members of this body wanted to bring forward about how we improve our financial system. The amendment, No. 4101, is an amendment that is cosponsored by Carl Levin and myself and about 20 other Senators in this body. There are not that many amendments that have 20-plus cosponsors. I will tell you that it is not the number of cosponsors, although that indicates a genuine interest among colleagues in debating this; it is the substance that goes to the heart of the conversation between Wall Street and Main Street. This amendment is about how we aggregate capital in our country and how we allocate it. How do we get money where it does the most good to build our economy and build the success of our families? ... That access to capital is absolutely essential for building our small businesses.”