Don't you believe that there are a lot of people, even adults, who are signing up for benefits who may not be citizens?
And of course most of that is going to U.S. citizens ultimately, right?
But most systems don't cut off U.S.-citizen children from welfare benefits?
What is unfortunate is, it seems like nobody is really paying attention to this.
the 30-year projected deficit is $103 trillion.
You do feel that you're putting manufacturers in Kansas City at a competitive disadvantage with other areas around the c...
The Federal Government ought not be involved in this stuff or should be much less involved.
I hope you let everybody in Kansas City know it's the Federal Government who is making it more difficult to get these ma...
Dodd-Frank protects him?
Well, Dodd-Frank is looking out for the little guy, and the previous system we used to have was to the benefit of the bi...
They voted with their money, and they gave most of their money, Mr. Wallison, to whom? Do you know?
I don't want to go through that again.
So this argument that Dodd-Frank helps the little guy and hurts the big guy is absolutely false.
this Committee has a tradition of working in a bipartisan fashion.
I would much rather be talking about tax simplification--tax rationalization.
It's been my experience that frequently highways or other infrastructure projects become much more expensive once Federa...
It was not predatory borrowers; it was predatory lending.
It makes eminent sense that you would go the route where it only costs you $1.50.