[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 27, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H2892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
WALL STREET REFORM
(Mr. SCHAUER asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute.)
Mr. SCHAUER. Every day that Republican Senators block Wall Street
reform, another day goes by that our Nation's middle class and our
Nation's economy are at risk. Heads I win, tails you lose; I'm sure you
remember that game.
Well, those are the same rules that Goldman Sachs rigged up to
routinely bet against its own customers. Heads they won, tails their
customers and the American people lost. And AIG, who the taxpayers
bailed out, was a full partner in this fraud.
My constituents are angry. They want their money back. They want
commonsense protections that will end too big to fail and make sure
they never get stuck with the tab again. The House has already acted to
protect hardworking middle-class families from the abuses of Wall
Street. It is time for the Senate to do the same.
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