Political Quotes

“Madam Chair, I thank Representative Tlaib for yielding to me. I rise today in opposition to H.R. 2799, the Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023, because it would remove critical safeguards against fraud and abuse in our financial markets at the expense of everyday Americans. This bill represents a set of policies that would deregulate Wall Street and further enrich the wealthiest of our communities, all while reducing investor confidence and protections for retirees and for mom- and-pop investors. We already see the practices of private equity funds making single family homes unaffordable and an increasing number of rural hospitals inaccessible. The last thing we need to do is to make the situation worse. It is for this reason, at the appropriate time, that I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill. Instead of enabling bad actors, my amendment would protect the privacy of women utilizing in vitro fertilization by prohibiting the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring a business that provides IVF treatments from disclosing any personal identity information on the individual who is receiving the treatment, the medical or support personnel who are providing that treatment, or the clients of such businesses. {time} 0930 In the Dobbs decision, we saw the Supreme Court tear away our constitutional right to privacy.…”