Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, before proceeding to the bill before us in the House, not unlike yourself, I am a proud Texan--in my case, a fifth-generation Texan. In listening very carefully to the gentleman from Texas, Judge Poe, I do wish to remind all my colleagues that it was this day in 1836 that brave men in Texas took on the minions of tyranny at the Alamo. And although they lost that battle, they inspired their nation at the time, Texas, that would later become part of our Nation. So, on this day that is special to all Texans, it should be special to all Americans. We remember the cradle of liberty. Remember the Alamo. God bless Texas. {time} 1230 Mr. Speaker, otherwise, I rise also, today, in support of H.R. 4607, which is a very important piece of legislation brought to us by a very hardworking member of the Financial Services Committee, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk). It is a bill that helps address the burden of unnecessary, duplicative, and outdated regulations that too often have imposed cost on our community financial institutions that ultimately make credit more expensive and less available to our constituents. It passed out of our committee with a very strong bipartisan vote of 38-17, and I congratulate him for his bill. Specifically, Mr.…”