Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Colorado and the gentleman from Texas. Mr. Speaker, what we can do is really do our work and pass comprehensive immigration reform to deal with the pain of so many in this country. I do believe that we should defeat the previous question so that my constituents in Texas, along the coastline, can stop paying $8,000 in flood insurance. It is absolutely absurd. A bill has passed. We are ready to go. Finally, Mr. Speaker, I think it is important that we discuss H.R. 3193, which wants to undo the corrections that we made to save America's jobs, homes, life savings, and pensions when we reformed Wall Street. We believe in the capitalistic system. We just don't believe in the abuse of the capitalistic system. The Consumer Protection Agency that has been put in place to help consumers with credit, credit cards, and other matters dealing with their financial needs is now being imploded by this legislation. What do we have to say to speak for the people of the United States? This bill effectively defunds the CFPB. What we want to do is to continue the consumer protection board, continue the leverage that it has given to protect consumers. I have actually heard from consumers who have said, Thank you; we now have a board that will hear our voices and that will express our concerns with what kind of treatment we are getting from financial agencies. Let's move on behalf of the American people now, not on behalf of special interests.”