Political Quotes

Sean Duffy

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the Trump administration; formerly U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 7th District (2011–2019).

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Dec 1, 2015

I am concerned about the arguments that are being made that we can't allow due process because our Federal courts are overburdened.

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Dec 1, 2015

But I think that making sure that you have an advocate inside the SEC promoting policies that will support our small businesses so they can access capital, they can grow, they can create jobs, they are the next innovators.

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Dec 1, 2015

I think if you look at economic growth, we look at job creation, it is coming from our small, emerging growth companies and making sure that they have access to capital it is incredibly important that we get that right.

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Dec 1, 2015

I agree with Mr. Garrett's bill. We should give defendants an outlet to go to Federal courts and have their cases heard by an impartial group of judges and potentially juries.

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Nov 18, 2015

We had to go to extreme measures to get the Federal Reserve to comply with our subpoenas to provide us the documents that this institution is entitled to. That shows how arrogant this institution--the Fed--really is. A rules-based approach…

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Nov 18, 2015

I appreciate the chairman yielding. I want to thank Chairman Huizenga for his good work on the FORM Act. I think this is a commonsense set of reforms that make the Federal Reserve more accountable to the American people, which means they…

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Nov 17, 2015

A little more time isn't met with a big objection from us, just as long as you are still committed to implementing the pilot program.

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Nov 3, 2015

Today, I rise to remember Major Justin Fitch. A son of Hayward, Wisconsin, and a decorated Army officer, colon cancer took Justin's life far too soon, but not before he made an incredible mark on his community and his fellow veterans…

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Oct 27, 2015

I want to quickly address my good friend from Minnesota's comments that this Ex-Im Bank doesn't cost any money. The truth is it does. We bailed it out to the tune of $3 billion in the 1980s. That same argument was made that Fannie and…

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Oct 27, 2015

We, before this debate, were having a debate on the Ex-Im Bank, and I made a point about my friends across the aisle standing up for big businesses, the cronyism between big government and Big Business. In this debate, they have a chance…

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Oct 21, 2015

I am honored this year that Secretary Castro is going to come. I think it is important that he sees a little different perspective on poverty.

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Oct 21, 2015

I think oftentimes when you talk about HUD and poverty, there is an urban perspective or urban prism which we look through.

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Oct 7, 2015

And so I am concerned that we will have consumers who are set to buy a home who won't have that sale go through, and it is those families who are hurt the worst. There is a lot of stuff that we have to fight about that we disagree on, but…

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Oct 7, 2015

I want to thank the sponsor of this bill, Mr. Hill, for his good work and our chairman for driving this legislation. It is bipartisan. Listening to the remarks that just took place from the minority leader, I know there is a comment, Madam…

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Sep 29, 2015

I have to tell you, I have been watching my Democrat friends across the aisle do somersaults trying to whitewash their past and rename their dinners that they have every year, their Jefferson-Jackson dinner. There is a big conversation…

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Sep 18, 2015

``It is a boy,'' or, ``it is a girl''; any parent knows that phrase. It is one of the most memorable moments that they will ever have in their lives. Recently, we heard that same phrase, but it was said by an abortion provider at Planned…

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Sep 17, 2015

Today, I rise to express great concern about the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule. This is a rule that is going to have a substantial impact on lower-income and middle-income savers, the men and women and the families that we want to…

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Sep 16, 2015

There are some across the aisle--and they don't want to say it; I know they were called out by Mr. Gupta, who basically said Americans are stupid. They are dumb.

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Sep 16, 2015

I don't believe that to be the case. I think if we have disclosure, if we have good information, Americans make the best choice for them and their family.

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Sep 16, 2015

There was a really bad health care law that was passed. I am hearing stories about monthly costs going up from $800 to $1,300 and $1,400 a month.

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Sep 16, 2015

I think it appropriate on Constitution Day that we celebrate the idea that man could be free, the idea that man could govern itself, that Americans could make decisions for themselves.

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Sep 16, 2015

I believe in disclosure. I believe people should know the deal. They should know what they are getting into.

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Sep 9, 2015

My legislation, the Retail Investor Protection Act, will help prevent Washington from interfering with the ability to save for retirement.

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Sep 9, 2015

With so much hanging in the balance, the Obama Administration's sprint for the finish line in this rulemaking puts politics above people and it should be the other way around.

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Sep 9, 2015

The Department of Labor's (DOL's) fiduciary proposal will limit Americans' investment choices.

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