[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12008]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     SUPPORT FOR WALL STREET REFORM

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of Wall 
Street reform. After months of diligent work, the House and Senate will 
finally vote this week to enact Wall Street reform. This is a historic 
achievement. The bill is not perfect, but it's a major step forward. 
Wall Street's unchecked greed and recklessness nearly destroyed our 
economy. Wall Street reform will repair our financial system and 
prevent another collapse.
  When the House last voted on this bill, Democrats voted ``yes,'' 
while Republicans all voted ``no.'' Democrats voted to protect Main 
Street consumers from deceptive mortgages and predatory credit cards. 
Republicans voted ``no.'' Democrats voted to shine a bright light of 
transparency and accountability on the shady dealings of Wall Street, 
but Republicans voted ``no.'' And Democrats voted to never again use 
taxpayer dollars to bail out reckless, too-big-to-fail financial firms 
like AIG. Republicans voted ``no.''
  It's time to show where you stand: with Main Street or with Wall 
Street.
  I urge my Republican colleagues to finally vote ``yes.'' Support Main 
Street instead of Wall Street.

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