Michael Grimm in A Fighting Chance, by Elizabeth Warren

On Government Reform: I don't believe in government

In January, I met with Representative Michael Grimm, a newly elected Republican from Staten Island, NY. I can build some real rapport with. I didn't care about his Tea Party ties. He'd been in law enforcement and dealt with Wall Street corruption. I was sure that someone like him would really appreciate the importance of having a watchdog like the consumer agency.

When I launched into an enthusiastic description of what we were trying to get done at the agency, the congressman looked surprised. After a bit, he cut me off so he could make one thing clear: He didn't believe in government.

I asked him about the FBI, and he amended his statement to say yes, he believed in the FBI, but not other forms of "big government" and certainly not a consumer protection agency.

The meeting didn't last much longer, and afterward I kept thinking about Congressman Grimm's remark: He didn't believe in government.

Source: A Fighting Chance, by Elizabeth Warren, p.187 Apr 22, 2014

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