The magic of federalism is that if one level of government falls asleep at the wheel or has too much to drink at the party, another can drive everybody home safely.

Congress should promptly eliminate federal preemption of the application of the state consumer protection laws to national banks.

The city's contention is that the discriminatory lending practices pursued by Wells Fargo promoted high-cost loan instruments which led to foreclosures far in excess of what the rate of foreclosure might otherwise have been.

the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established the Baltimore City Flipping and Predatory Lending Task Force

I want to follow up on this question because this has been a huge concern in my State of Maryland.

I would like to hear from the Administration... to know who has gotten those contracts, where are the jobs created.

I share the concern of this Committee, from this Member, that 18 months is just unacceptable in terms of a delay in our authorizing what ought to be a companion between what we do in transportation and what we do with our energy policy.

I appreciate the outreach, but our businesses would appreciate a contract.

That status should be revisited for the treatment and opportunities it provides to the people of Puerto Rico.

all peoples are entitled to a form of government that provides for equal voting representation in the making and implementation of their laws.

the Puerto Rican people send only a single member to the House of Representatives who may only vote in legislative committees and in the Committee of the Whole.

residents of Puerto Rico, despite having a population size equal to or greater than almost half the states, have no representation in the Senate.

Puerto Rico's current status remains as unincorporated territory of the United States, subject to the control of Congress under Article IV of the U.S. Constitution.

I turned to my senator, Senator Mikulski, in a letter detailing his plight as a Holocaust survivor and asking for her advice.

This is a critical hearing, and we have had a number of panels come forward and clearly, it is a very contentious and emotional issue.

This is a critical discussion that we're going to have today.

Many of us are excited because we feel like there is a new level of commitment to cleaning up the Bay

Then here comes climate change to raise our awareness to another level and begin to push the public policy.