Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I rise again today to discuss H.R. 3606, the so-called JOBS Act. As chair of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, I want all of my colleagues to know that this legislation, as it is currently drafted, is fundamentally flawed. We need to stop, slow down, carefully amend this legislation, and send something to the President that will not only encourage capital formation, but also protect investors. I am not alone in my analysis. Some of the most sophisticated security analysts, experts, and commentators in the country are telling the Senate to slow down and work to improve it. We have received letters or testimony or comments from SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro; SEC Commissioner Luis Aguilar; the North American Securities Administrators Association; former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt; former SEC Chief Accountant Lynn Turner; AARP; Americans for Financial Reform; the Consumer Federation of America; the Council of Institutional Investors; the National Association of Consumer Advocates; Public Citizen; U.S. PIRG; the AFL CIO; AFSCME; the National Education Association; the American Institute of CPAs; the CFA Institute; and the Main Street Alliance, just to name a few of the broad spectrum of experts who feel this bill is, as they say, not ready for prime time.…”