Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 17, 2011
Under the current statute, Dodd-Frank, is the CFPB charged with looking at something other than consumer protection? Are they charged with looking at safety and soundness?
Said by
Thomas A. Garrett
Virginia

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is questioning the responsibilities of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under the Dodd-Frank Act.

Share

More from Thomas A. Garrett

Nov 16, 2017

In the realm of humanity, that which is cobbled together by humans is rarely perfect. So, too, the tax reform that we undertook today is not perfect; however, it was overdue, and it is good. Candidly, any legislation contemplated that was…

govinfo.gov
Nov 6, 2017

I was unable to be in Washington, DC. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 607, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 608, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 609. ____________________

govinfo.gov
Jan 9, 2018

39 years ago, a collective nightmare was foisted upon the people of the nation of Iran, and so when roughly 2 weeks ago, while on recess, I became aware of the courage manifest in the action of the Iranian people in standing up to a brutal…

govinfo.gov
Oct 25, 2017

I thank Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel. Mr. Speaker, today, I think, represents the culmination of a series of wonderful bipartisan efforts that, while on their face to those who are not initiated may seem to deal with disparate…

govinfo.gov

Other voices in this conversation