Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I appreciate hearing the Senator from Vermont describe his amendment. I haven't seen the text of the amendment, but I am a cosponsor of the bill that would do exactly what he says. I think transparency at the Fed is something we can agree on. So I look forward to seeing the rest of the amendment, and if it is just that, I will be very pleased to work with him for passage. I rise to speak today on the Hutchison-Klobuchar amendment. My colleague, Senator Klobuchar from Minnesota, is also on the floor. We wish to take a moment to talk about our amendment, which will assure that community banks have a more level playing field than could be the case if the bill that is before us, the Dodd bill, passes without our amendment. Our debate to reform our financial regulatory structure should focus first and foremost on filling the gaps in regulation that led to our financial crisis. I am encouraged by the good-faith efforts of Senators Dodd and Shelby to end too big to fail, and I certainly hope we will see language on that so it is put aside, because I think that is the most important area of this bill. We must end too big to fail. When Senator Dodd and Senator Shelby produce the language they have agreed on, I think that will open the rest of this bill for amendments such as the Hutchison-Klobuchar amendment we are discussing now that I think should be part of overall reform.…”