Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlelady for yielding, and I want to echo the concerns and the words of my colleagues who have spoken on this issue of financial reform and the outrageous financial business practices that have been taking place on Wall Street. I am angry, as you are, and I certainly want to take the opportunity to express my strong support for the work being done to crack down on Wall Street and enact reform to prevent another near-economic collapse from endangering our financial system and American families. I was certainly proud to vote for the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act this past December, and I look forward to voting for its final passage into law this year. In my home State of Rhode Island, we are still feeling the repercussions of the Great Recession. With an unemployment rate of 12.6 percent, we are tied for the third highest unemployment rate in the Nation. And I'm angry that while Wall Street banks were propped up with taxpayer funds last year, our small businesses on Main Street are struggling to keep their doors open. American families are struggling to keep their homes, and they are still asking where is their assistance because it hasn't been enough. Over the past few years, I, like many Rhode Islanders, have been angered by the greed exhibited by Wall Street and other companies that took advantage of their investors, preyed on our constituents, and rewarded executives with outrageous pay packages.…”