[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6516]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           WALL STREET REFORM

  (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, as the newest Member of Congress, I just 
spent 6 months talking to voters every day, and I can say with 
confidence that there are a lot of partisan issues out there. However, 
there was one issue that united people of all political persuasions. 
That was our urgent need to prevent an economic meltdown from happening 
again.
  I have only been in Congress for a week, but I can say that the 
actions of those turning Wall Street reform into a political issue are 
no less appalling in person than they are on TV. For the millions of 
seniors who lost so much of their life savings, Wall Street reform is 
not a political issue. For the 8 million workers who lost their jobs, 
Wall Street reform is not a political issue. And for the 2.2 million 
families who lost their homes, Wall Street reform is not a political 
issue. For them Wall Street reform is about financial security. It is 
about oversight and honesty. And, most importantly, it is about 
accountability.
  Let's put politics aside and do the job that the American people sent 
us here to do by passing Wall Street reform and sending a tough bill to 
the President's desk.

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