[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 77 (Thursday, May 20, 2010)]
[House]
[Page H3665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PASS WALL STREET REFORM

  (Ms. MARKEY of Colorado asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. MARKEY of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge this 
Congress to pass meaningful Wall Street reform to protect American 
taxpayers from ever again being forced to bail out Wall Street banks. 
It's time to end ``too big to fail'' financial firms whose 
irresponsible behavior almost crashed our entire economy. And it's time 
to end predatory lending practices with tougher enforcement.
  We must pass a bill that will end bailouts and ensure that banks and 
taxpayers are never again on the hook for Wall Street's risky gambles. 
We must act to protect families' retirement funds, college savings, 
homes, and small businesses, and bring transparency and accountability 
back to a financial system run amok.
  I wasn't in Congress while some Wall Street banks were running our 
financial system into the ground, but I came here to clean up the mess 
and get America's economy back on track. So I ask my colleagues, whose 
side do you stand on? Do you stand with the reckless Wall Street banks 
or will you stand with American families? I urge my colleagues to pass 
this bill.

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