What do you think of my PS so far?
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:20 pm
Throughout a day on Capitol Hill, I discovered the feeling that inspired me to learn the law. While briefing amendments in the Rayburn House Office Building to H.R. 5297 –Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010- for the Small Business Committee, the banking counsel told me to report on the Financial Services Committee conference scheduled to begin in ten minutes. After taking a quick inventory– notepad, briefcase, and identification- I hustled over to the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Upon my arrival at the conference the room was packed. I was forced to stand, squeezed in-between reporters with my back against the wall, briefcase held between my knees, note pad in my left hand and pen readily in my right.
I became galvanized by the ambiance the moment Congressman Barney Frank banged his gavel calling the meeting to order. At that moment, amendments were proposed to the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - H.R 4173. Thereafter, it became clear to me that I was witnessing arguments to the most sweeping piece of financial legislation since the Great Depression. Following the complex arguments of each amendment to the bill challenged my understanding of business law and manifested a determination to learn more about financial institutions. The back-and-forth of the arguments exceeded my regular work hours; however, I continued to stay until the conference was over because I did not want the feeling I was experiencing to go away.
I became galvanized by the ambiance the moment Congressman Barney Frank banged his gavel calling the meeting to order. At that moment, amendments were proposed to the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - H.R 4173. Thereafter, it became clear to me that I was witnessing arguments to the most sweeping piece of financial legislation since the Great Depression. Following the complex arguments of each amendment to the bill challenged my understanding of business law and manifested a determination to learn more about financial institutions. The back-and-forth of the arguments exceeded my regular work hours; however, I continued to stay until the conference was over because I did not want the feeling I was experiencing to go away.