And he wanted to make sure that they are there for everybody. he knows what it is like to struggle and get ahead. you may know that he started his own business at 14. he started 42 all together but the first was at 14 paving driveways to help pay for college. and he has brought that same determination to everything he has done from public service to business to being a husband and father the extraordinary children of the family. so he knows what it is like to work hard. when it comes to creating good jobs, when it comes to investing in education, when it comes to giving more virginians the opportunities that they deserve, he knows how to get things done. that is why i hope you guys are
And credit cards and auto loans. and while it s true that many americans took on financial obligations they knew they could not afford, millions of others were frankly, duped. they were misled by deceptive terms and conditions deep in the fine print. while a few companies made out like bandits by exploiting their customers, our entire economy was made more vulnerable. millions of people have lost their homes. tens of millions more have lost value in their homes. just about every sector of our economy has felt the pain. whether you re paving driveways in arizona, doing home repairs in california, starting a small business in florida, that s why we need to give consumers more protection and power in our financial system. this is not about stifling
Vulnerable. millions of people have now lost their homes. tens of millions more have lost value in their homes. just about every sector of our economy has felt the pain, whether you re paving driveways in arizona or selling houses in ohio or you re doing home repairs in california or you re using your home equity to start a small business in florida. that s why we need to give consumers more protection and more power in our financial system. this is not about stifling competition, stifling innovation. it s just the opposite. with a dedicated agency setting ground rules and looking out for ordinary people in our financial system, we will empower consumers with clear and concise information when they re making financial decisions. so instead of competing to offer confusing products, companies will compete the old fashioned way, by offering better products. that will mean more choices for consumers, more opportunities
Vulnerable. millions of people have now lost their homes, tens of millions more have lost value in their homes. just about every sector of our economy has felt the pain whether you re paving driveways in arizona or selling houses in ohio or you re doing home repairs in california or you re using your home equity to start a small business in florida. that s why we need to give consumers more protection and more power in our financial system. this is not about stifling competition, stifling innovation, it s just the opposite. with a dedicated agency setting ground rules and looking out for ordinary people in our financial system, we will empower consumers with clear and concise information when they re making financial decisions. so instead of competing to offer confusing products, companies will compete the old-fashioned way, by offering better products. and that will mean more choices for consumers, more