Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 11, 2013, at 11 a.m. to conduct a hearing entitled ``Mitigating Systemic Risk…

Mr. President, last week 40,000 students in my State got some very bad news: The rates on new Stafford student loans doubled. Today, these students got bad news again. Today, our Nation's students once again wait in vain for relief. These…

Mr. President, today I wish to recognize David J. Hayes, who stepped down on June 28, 2013, from his position as Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior, and I ask consent that the following remarks about him and his service be…

Mr. President, fixing our broken immigration system is an urgent priority. As the son of an immigrant myself, I understand how important this is for families across the country and in my home State of New Mexico. I know how hard immigrants…

Madam President, I say to Senator Whitehouse, one of the things the Senator and I know--and we have been asking for this and talking about this--we need Presidential leadership. We saw that today. The speech that was given here in…

Madam President, I thank Senator Whitehouse very much--him and the other Senators who have been down here talking. I would ask the Chair--Senator Cruz has been very generous. It was his turn to go, and I said I could finish this in 5…

We need a financial system that is safe and sound.

My constituents have made clear that they support these reforms.

Today's discussion, I think, has been very helpful, with valuable insights into the agency's operations and challenges.

And then, if they made no recommendation to you, how would it proceed from there?

Do you have any sense on a timetable here?

Let me shift over here to position 1-minute requirements.

don't shareholders have a right to know about this?

The responsibilities of these agencies have grown dramatically over the past 3 years.

I am pleased to convene this hearing of the Financial Services and General Government subcommittee to consider the fiscal year 2014 funding request for two key Federal regulatory agencies.

when I go back to New Mexico and visit with my constituents, there's a lot of interest in this Citizens United and what's happened

The startling failures of two futures commission merchants... raised very serious questions about the regulatory oversight structure.

I would like to see it be transparent. I hope I can join them on this.