Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry), the vice chairman of the committee and the Chief Deputy Whip of the majority and author of two provisions of S. 2155 to promote capital formation and hold credit bureaus fully accountable. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for making this day possible. Without the architecture of the work that the House Financial Services Committee did, the Senate wouldn't be able to come to terms with this major change to Dodd-Frank. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my Democratic colleagues for participating in these bipartisan negotiations that made this day possible. The long, dark shadow of the financial crisis is over, and policymakers are now shifting to the much-needed reforms we need in our banking system. We know that we have fewer community banks now than we did before the financial crisis, we have fewer community banks now than we did 5 years ago, and our communities are more starved for capital now than ever before, especially with the economy changing and economic growth now coming back to communities across this country. Now, today, Congress is coming to terms with a bipartisan bill, a bipartisan approach to make our banking system more inclusive and more accessible for everyday Americans. I am proud my provision that I authored, the Supporting America's Innovators Act, is included, which helps small businesses get the investments they need to grow and prosper.…”