Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong opposition to the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act, H.R. 3193. As designed by Dodd-Frank, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau-- CFPB--is the only agency whose final…

The FTC is turning 100 in less than a year, and we are pleased to have all of you with us and to look at their role and to see how they are enforcing their core mission.

resource allocation is important and something that I think, you know, Congress and everyone else should be looking at

Mr. Maduro and the Government of Venezuela need to address the grievances of its people through meaningful dialogue that respects the space and expression of contrasting points of view.

Rather than allow the space and freedom for peaceful demonstration, President Maduro has instead utilized oppressive Cuban tactics in silencing the media, detaining antigovernment demonstrators, and arresting opposition leader Leopoldo…

I had absolutely no problem with being given a wide range of punishment and let me have the discretion.

I appreciate all of you bringing that forward.

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- minute vote on the motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on passage of the bill, if…

Mandatory minimums have been, obviously, quite controversial over the years.

I am in its present form. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Esty moves to recommit the bill H.R. 2804 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the…

Absolutely. Most of them do. Most of them do.

Mr. Speaker, this is the 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, let's be reasonable here. This bill…

I am a proud cosponsor of House Resolution 488, supporting the people of Venezuela in these difficult and uncertain times.

Mr. Speaker, last week, the nonpartisan Office of the Chief Actuary for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported that as many as 11 million small business employees throughout the United States may see their health premiums…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 30 seconds to say that the CFPB is building a database containing full credit report data on 53 million borrowers who took out mortgages since 1998. The project manager said: ``It is easy to reverse-engineer…

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself 5 seconds to encourage the gentleman from Washington to read section 1017 of the Dodd-Frank Act, and he would discover that the CFPB is funded by the Federal Reserve, which happens to be taxpayer money. Mr…

Mr. Chairman, it is now my honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Cantor), the distinguished majority leader, who has been a tireless advocate for consumer choice and freedom throughout this debate on this…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to oppose the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.