Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this amendment is very straightforward. It would provide within the new office of consumer financial protection a military liaison, an individual who is charged with protecting the interests of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines as consumers. Let me tell my colleagues--and I will elaborate later, but let me be very brief and to the point. We have soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and their families who are consistently exploited by unscrupulous car dealers, payday lenders--a whole panoply of people who flock around military bases to exploit these individuals. They are in a very difficult situation. They have stress because they are on constant deployments. In many cases, military families today have one spouse deployed and one military spouse back taking care of children. I don't have to go much further. The Presiding Officer understands this from his dealings with the USO and families across the country. Let me give my colleagues two examples. I could give you 200 examples. If this was not true, it would be almost humorous, but it is sadly true. This is one I like. This is the ``free transportation to the beach'' ploy. True story: A car dealer from Virginia Beach went to Camp Lejeune and offered free round trips to the beach. These are young marines. If you have been to Camp Lejeune, you know it is not the Paris of North Carolina. It is a place where you need a little diversion. They wanted to go to Virginia Beach. They were given this round trip.…”