Political Quotes

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce), who is the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a very senior member of the Financial Services Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Duffy), the chairman of our Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and the author of the real flood reform bill.

Mr. Speaker, well, after hearing those kind comments, I would be happy to yield the gentleman even more time. I say that tongue-in-cheek. Mr. Speaker, I have learned that if you want kind things said about you, announce your retirement…

reduce taxpayers' risk, codify into law an explicit government guarantee, and increase market competition.