•    "The approach in the Fair Access to Banking Act would be a misguided reaction to the U.S. government pressuring banks and other financial institutions to close customer accounts. Rather than respond to the government’s role in this saga, the bill would instead target financial institutions. This approach fails to confront the root cause of the problem—governments increasingly using financial systems as tools of political influence and control." Source: Nicholas Anthony, CATO Institute 

•    "For me this is straightforward: it doesn’t matter who you voted for, what you believe in, or the origin of your last name, people shouldn’t be arbitrarily denied access to their banks, locked out of their accounts or stripped of their banking privileges." Source: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Democrat, Massachusetts)