Political Quotes

“I yield myself such time as I may consume. And again, I'll say to the gentleman as well, as your colleague did as well, commended us for raising this important issue, and I do agree that it is an important issue. But I think the American public is tired of Washington simply raising important issues and discussing important issues and having committee hearings on important issues. I think the American public is looking for Washington, once and for all, to take some decisive action in the name of the American public, in the name of the hardworking taxpayers whose money it is that is on the line. It is the people's money that we are talking about in all of these bills. It is the people's money that has been put on the line when the Federal Government issues loans and loan guarantees. And I want to remind the gentleman from Maryland of how much money we've been talking about in all these things. When we talk about all the bailouts that the American public stood and railed against, rightfully so, as did I, whether it was the oil bailouts or the bank bailouts or the Wall Street bailouts, they all pale in comparison to the bailouts that we're talking about here with the GSEs, $186 billion and counting. The gentleman, Mr. Ryan, raised the issue before that, I believe, it was going to go up to $280, $290 billion and counting. That's not Washington's money or the government's money or the gentleman from Maryland's money.…”