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I would say this: One of the concerns I have is the premature nature of this hearing.

The bill that Congressman Long and I introduced gives natural gas customers the same rate protections that electric customers currently have under the FPA.

To achieve this, last week, along with Congressman Billy Long, we introduced H.R. 5718, the Protecting Natural Gas Consumers from Overcharges Act.

CRA is meant to meaningfully address redlining and ensure access to capital in LMI areas, including for small business lending.

So what does that mean? What does that actually mean?

So this is mainly a rewrite about technology and a dramatically changed footprint for banking?

That is not where their business is, though.

Has much changed in banking since 1995?

The Community Reinvestment Act was passed in 1977. When was the last time it was updated, that we had a major regulatory update to the CRA?

I applaud you and FDIC Chair McWilliams for your efforts to reform and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act.

The fiscal situation is unsustainable, but interest rates remain low in the United States.

Everything has to be on the table. Those budget deals of 1990, 1993, 1997, everything was on the table.

Our deficit is now 4.6 percent GDP. Our debt is 81 percent of GDP. Both our rising.

President Obama tried mightily; John Boehner too, but it just hasn't come together and doesn't seem likely to.

I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure that any mother anywhere in the United States can receive the quality care and support she needs to navigate a healthy pregnancy and raise a healthy child.

Today's discussions confirmed what mothers and communities across the country have long known, our Nation's maternal and infant health is in crisis and the Federal government must do more to stop it.

There is no question that our country is facing a maternal and infant health crisis.

Unfortunately, infant and maternal mortality rates in the United States paint an abysmal picture.