I thank the chairman for his steadfast support on so many important financial services issues. Mr. Speaker, first, I want to quickly lend my support to the tax package slated to be considered by the House today. This legislation will bring…

I want to start by thanking Chairman Hensarling for his support of this legislation and his dedication to a more reasonable regulatory regime. I would also like to thank my good friend, Representative David Scott from Georgia, for being a…

I would urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this important legislation. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves)…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his diligent work on this issue. I also thank Chairman Hensarling from Texas for all of the leadership that he has given us throughout the year on this particular issue as well. Several years ago…

Mr. President, the good news about the tax bill that I believe we will pass over the next few days is that it will go into effect on the first day of January and people will quickly see, no matter how loud others are talking, the exact…

Mr. President, I have 12 request for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling), our distinguished chairman of the committee. I want to start by thanking the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney), who has become a real advocate for small financial institutions and…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 672.

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Luetkemeyer) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

I just want to reiterate that this bill is about greater transparency and accountability among the banking regulators. The Federal Government should not be able to intimidate financial institutions into dropping entire sectors of the…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a military fellow in my office, Capt. Sam Burke, be granted floor privileges for the duration of my remarks. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

Mr. President, last week I came to the floor to talk about why we needed to pass the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. I am proud to say that the Senate has passed that bill. I expect the Senate to move to conference with the House this week, and I…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 656. Personal Explanation

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr) for his continued commitment to issues surrounding the availability of affordable manufactured housing. He has been a patient champion on this and many other issues that impact Americans…

Mr. President, I thank my colleagues who are on the Senate Finance Committee and the Senate Budget Committee for getting us to the point we are at today. I think we are approaching a vote to move to a full debate on the tax bill, which is…

Surely, the lesson of the last decade is that budget deficits are not caused by wild-eyed spenders but by slow economic growth and periodic recessions. Any new recession would break all deficit records. This bill makes the American worker…

A lot has been said today on the floor about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act from my friends on the other side of the aisle. They think that this bill before us will make losers of the American workers or of the American economy. The truth is…

It is about time we ge something real done for the American people. The people of Missouri's Second District sent me to Washington to secure their jobs and to keep a little more of their hard-earned money, and at long last we are finally…