Steve Bartlett
Steve Bartlett
Harry Steven Bartlett, known as Steve Bartlettis the former President and CEO of the Financial Services Roundtable, an advocacy group lobbying the U.S. federal government on financial services legislation, a position which he held from 1999 to 2012. He is a former U.S. congressman from Texas's 3rd congressional district, a mayor of Dallas, Texas, and member of the Dallas City Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 September 1947
CountryUnited States of America
This is not about bankruptcy attorneys, it?s about consumers, ... This has had huge bipartisan support over three years.
I'm not excusing it. I'm 100%, totally against any sort of enhancement, ... But I do give Andrew an awful lot of credit for standing up and saying, 'Hey, this is the truth. It was what it was and let's move on.'
We just had general discussions about all my guys. It wasn't anything specific.
At this point it is too early to tell all of the outcomes that will evolve from this provision. But we are confident that through the counseling process, consumers will better understand all their options for getting their financial house in order.
The time to act is sooner, rather than later, to ensure there is enough time to conference with the Senate before adjourning next month,
My guess is the league will be back with a hard cap, but I hope I'm wrong. I would hope they would recognize the concessions the players have made. If they (include a cap), there's a good chance the players will be so offended they'll just walk away from the table. I would be flabbergasted if the owners did that because of the amount of work that went into that proposal. I believe that (offer) can help lead to an agreement.
The credit-counseling provision is one of the best things about it, because it helps people to get their feet on the ground and to get an understanding of what went wrong and what they can do to adjust for the future.
It's obviously something that, looking back on it, he wishes in some ways he hadn't. And he's been very clear that knowing what he knows today, he wouldn't use it again.
It wasn't something that couldn't be bought over the counter, and that's a big distinction in my mind. No one was trying to do anything illegal or hide anything.
We're more party Badger fans than football Badger fans. They play exciting football, but we just wanted to get away from the clouds and the snow and the cold.
I predict it's going to be 70 (degrees) and sunny.
In fact, ... the notices were sent on Thursday, July 28, but with Saturday and Sunday so close, I can understand that some people, especially those who do not live in the region, may not have got them on the due date.
Because Doug knows Peter, he had some comfort there.
Over three to five years, American consumers will change their habits to take control of their debts,