[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H2890-H2891]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       STOP WALL STREET FROM GAMBLING WITH OUR ECONOMIC SECURITY

  (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, for far too long, 
the executives on Wall Street reaped rewards by bending the rules and 
dodging financial regulation. Then they turned to the American taxpayer 
to dig them out. With Wall Street reform, average Americans will never 
again be on the hook for Wall Street's mistakes. We, quite simply, put 
an end to the taxpayer-funded bailouts.
  Our legislation will make big banks accountable for their own 
failures and give regulators the tools they need to put the interest of 
working- and middle-class Americans first. Wall Street reform stands up 
for working- and middle-class families by putting a stop to the 
unregulated greed of Wall Street executives who took big bonuses while 
gambling with our homes, our jobs, and our economy.
  Additionally, Democrats are continuing to make investments in small 
businesses and rebuilding America's infrastructure. Small businesses 
are the engine of job creation in this country and will be the 
birthplace of our economic recovery. That's why we are working to 
partner with small businesses to help them grow and to expand so they 
can hire more workers.
  I encourage the American people to stand strong with Democrats to 
stop Wall Street from gambling with our economic security.

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