I notice that you agree that the Gaddafi regime must go.

I support the President's decision and believe that we can accomplish our objectives.

what we have here today is an act; for some reason, it is called the Adam Walsh Act.

I thank the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands. I appreciate how much you care about people. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government touches all of us, every single person who lives in America. The Federal budget touches each one of…

I get the strong sense that State bankruptcy may be a solution in search of a problem.

I must wonder aloud, why is it that we are holding this hearing today?

States already have the tools at their disposal to address any financial troubles they face.

Instead, we should be talking about what Congress will do to accelerate economic recovery and create jobs.

We seem to agree that allowing States to file for bankruptcy would result in increased interest rates.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition of H. Res. 72, which would allow for nearly 10 hours of debate on Congress' authority to conduct oversight of executive agencies and the regulatory process. While there is no express authority in the…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to commend the chairman and his committee for the hard work they're doing here today. While we look at bad rules, Madam Speaker, already on the books, let's not take new, worse rules on in the…

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the historical account that was just delivered by my colleague on the Judiciary Committee, former Chairman Sensenbrenner, and I have abundant respect and admiration for him and his motives and his desire to…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to give some advice to the Members of the majority party. My grandmama used to tell me, ``Son, keep your promises.'' As we all know, the majority promised to be focused on job creation; but the 11 bills that have…

We all acknowledge that law enforcement needs new tools to keep up with 21st century threats, but surely it's our responsibility in Congress to reexamine legislation that was hurried through Congress in the wake of 9/11 to make sure it…

If some of these folks are saying that it is very, very expensive, I think--and my suggestion is you really look at it with a very jaundiced eye here.

But again, you acknowledge that you don't have the budget necessary to handle the implementation of the rules?

I would appreciate it if you would submit to the Committee an analysis of your anticipated budget.

First of all, Mr. Gensler, let me ask you. I have heard from a few of our market participants that the CFTC's proposed rule on margin segregation is highly problematic, and perhaps unnecessary.