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Bill Foster
@billfoster· Democratic · IL· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, this bill would remove the requirement for private equity funds to submit certain information on Form PF to the FSOC; but that information is intended to capture funds that have built up leveraged and risky positions that pose…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Jim Costa
@jimcosta· Democratic · CA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I rise to call attention today to the ongoing water crisis facing California. The drought is not over, nor has Congress addressed the underlying reasons for the disproportional impact on the San Joaquin Valley communities and…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Blaine Luetkemeyer
@blaineluetkemeyer· Republican · MO· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I first would like to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Hurt) for his hard work on H.R. 5424. Since joining this body, Mr. Hurt has been a tireless advocate for small business creation, capital formation, and working with…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Dan Newhouse
@dannewhouse· Republican · WA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the remarkable achievements of the Kennewick American Youth baseball team, the reigning U.S. champions. The Kennewick American team won the United States Division of the Cal Ripken World Series…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Lois Frankel
@loisfrankel· Democratic · FL· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, Congress needs to stop playing around with people's lives and fully fund the fight against Zika now. For my home State, Florida, at stake is the future of our newborns, our tourism jobs, and the hopes and dreams of folks like…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Norma Torres
@normatorres· Democratic · CA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, this is a final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. Mr. Speaker, a June 26 New York Times article…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I am pleased now to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), who has been working on this issue for such a long time.

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from New York, a senior member of the committee with whom I have worked for many years, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, the September 11, 2001…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
John Conyers
@johnconyers· Democratic · MI· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the bipartisanship of this bill and the emotional but clear discussion that has gone on in support of it. Because of the importance of enacting legislation…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act has been introduced over several successive Congresses and has twice passed the Senate. Over the years that this legislation…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials to S. 2040, under current consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I want to say, first of all, thank you very much to the ranking member of the committee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Conyers) for working with us on this…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2040) to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 2040 Be it enacted…

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, at this time, it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Poe), a distinguished member of the Judiciary Committee, and welcome him back.

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09
Bob Goodlatte
@bobgoodlatte· Republican · VA· Sep 9, 2016

Mr. Speaker, at this time, it is my pleasure to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. King), the chief sponsor of this legislation.

Congressional Record · 2016-09-09