[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6380]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SUPPORT WALL STREET REFORM

  (Ms. HIRONO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, we need Wall Street reform. The collapse in 
the value of securities as a result of Wall Street's conduct caused our 
Nation's economic crisis. While Americans struggle to find work and to 
pay their mortgages, Wall Street continues to pay huge bonuses and to 
focus only on their profits.
  Janet Orcutt of Kailua, Oahu, shared her story with me recently. Last 
August, Janet's son-in-law lost his job in this bad economy. This led 
to her daughter and son-in-law losing their home. Now her daughter, 
son-in-law, and 5-year-old grandson live with Janet and her two teenage 
children. With everyone living with them, Janet and her husband have 
had additional costs, which they charge to their credit cards. Each 
month, they fall farther behind.
  Janet said, ``We middle-income Americans are suffering while powerful 
Wall Street financial companies lobby against financial reform.''
  I share Janet's anger. Without reform, the current system will 
continue to harm the well-being of families like Janet's. The House has 
passed Wall Street reform. It is high time that the Senate does 
likewise.

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