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There's no groundswell of opposition to don't ask, don't tell coming from our military. This is all politics. I don't believe there's anywhere near the votes to repeal don't ask, don't tell. So, I think, in a lame-duck setting, don't ask…
There is no groundswell of opposition to 'don't ask, don't tell' coming from our military. This is all politics. I don't believe there's anywhere near the votes to repeal 'don't ask, don't tell.' So, I think, in a lame-duck setting, 'don't…
Madam Speaker, on November 2nd, the American people amplified their voices to command a new way forward. They were tired of lawmakers strangling them with Big Government regulations instead of creating much-needed jobs, and they were tired…
Mr. Speaker, a Nationwide revolt is developing over the body scanners at the airports, and it should. Hundreds of thousands of frequent fliers who fly each week are upset about getting these frequent doses of radiation. Parents are upset…
One of the first things we will do in the House and the Senate is ban earmarks.
It depends on the income from the property, not the collateral value.
I think if Americans know we're--that we're not just setting up rules--my concern is that your job is to keep people safe, not to keep them comfortable.
Mr. Speaker, the top priority of Congress for this lame duck session should be extending the tax cuts for all Americans in order to create jobs and get people back to work. Once this important matter is completed, I strongly encourage…
Mr. Speaker, after a year of having their requests for job creation policies fall on deaf ears, the American people have not only spoken; they've been finally heard. When it came to job creation, the American people made it perfectly clear…
First of all, I want to say thank you to my colleague from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern) for those very kind words and for his help on this. He has been very interested in this since my first appearance before the Rules Committee. I also…
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the Fed might take new action to give the economy a boost due to high unemployment.
I think it is moving in a very productive direction. It has strengthened capital, raised capital requirements, improved the quality of capital which is very important.
We want to have market discipline. We want to lenders to, large firms to believe that they can fail and therefore to take due care to make sure that the firms they are lending to are not taking excessive risks.
I think it is very important for a lot of good reasons.
It is very important that they understand the services that they are receiving and what the terms of that service are.
Remittances are an important contact point between many unbanked, particularly immigrant families and the financial system.