"I have never seen the inability to get a quick recovery like I have with the inability to come back from this Obama economy."
"Main Street America, again, I repeat, is not back."
"And in the end, small business hurts. And I don't know how you would start a business today, with Dodd-Frank, with CFPB, with taxes."
"I am one of those who really wants to take care of America first, and not Iran first."
"small business is hurting. Main Street America is hurting, and it is hurting because regulations... are literally choking the heart out of small business."
"I can tell you as an expert opinion that they are bad for the economy, the worst."
"my constituents back home in Texas are very concerned about the health of our economy, because it is not good."
"the idea that I would charge different prices to my customers based on race, religion or the color of one's skin is offensive not only to me but to my industry."
"this example of what they are doing with the auto dealers is one of the most egregious examples of regulatory empire building I have ever seen."
"I am saying this really quick because I am working on a proposal that would exempt community banks and credit unions under $10 billion in assets from CFPB rules, going forward."
"Before passage of Dodd-Frank, the term 'systemically important' barely registered for the average American."
"I have never seen such an overreach by a Federal agency as we are seeing today with the CFPB and indirect auto lenders."