Political Quotes

“I want to thank the young chairman of the subcommittee, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Crenshaw) for not only his great work that he has done on this bill but also presenting this bill before the Rules Committee along with the gentleman, Mr. Serrano, who not only ably spoke about their bill but defended its process and the attempt that they are trying to make today to pass this into law. Mr. Chairman, my amendment will reduce Department of the Treasury funding for salaries and expenses of departmental offices by 1 percent. This $1.75 million cut will not only reasonably save the government much-needed funds but will also send a clear signal to the Treasury Department that they must take seriously their oversight responsibilities over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, known as the OCC. I have been engaged in a process on behalf of a constituent of mine for a number of years, and I am here finally on the floor today as a result of frustration and what I think is an outright lack of effectively doing their job in the OCC. Beginning in 2007, the OCC opened an action against T Bank, NA, with regard to their relationship with a payment processor, specifically investigating the bank's CEO, a gentleman from Dallas, Texas, Patrick Adams. The investigation culminated in a trial before an administrative law judge. That administrative law judge was picked specifically by the OCC as the administrative judge.…”