Elizabeth Warren Quotes & Sayings (Page 12)

“When she was 16, my grandmother, Hannie Reed, drove a wagon in the Oklahoma land rush.”

“Who is Antonio Weiss? He's the head of global investment banking for the financial giant Lazard.”

“You can put handcuffs on people who push the envelope. When they break the law, they deserve to have handcuffs.”

“You have to remember: what are incomes to banks are outgoes to families.”

“Because policymakers often rely on think tanks' research when crafting laws and regulations, it's critical to know whether these organizations are truly independent.”

“Consumers get used to reading and understanding their credit card contracts, their mortgages, their check overdraft agreements, those are good things. That puts power back in the hands of consumers.”

“Does anyone believe that Goldman Sachs is gonna give up a deal that would yield millions of dollars because someone fussed at them behind closed doors?”

“Early 2000s, we get Enron, which tells us the books are dirty. And what is our repeated response? We just keep pulling the threads out of the regulatory fabric.”

“G.E. doesn't pay any taxes, and we are asking college kids to take on even more debt to get an education and asking seniors to get by on less. These aren't just economic questions. These are moral questions.”

“Growing up, my mother and grandparents often talked about our family's Native American heritage. As a kid, I never thought to ask them for documentation - what kid would?”