The first thing I would like to note is that the discussion draft amending Section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Act that I have...
We support her effort as a sensible proposal that we believe will lead to better rulemaking by the SEC.
Who will ultimately pay the price if fiduciary standards are broadly applied with little regard to the cost or restricti...
When people travel, the foreign travelers stay longer than domestic travelers. They spend more, and when they leave, the...
Do you see any future for this program?
This is a problem that many members of the Senate want to work with you to help solve.
Putting all the eggs in a renewable basket I believe is a mistake.
Every time we make rules and regulations that are either impossible to comply with or you do have to comply and it's too...
Rural development makes a real difference in the rural communities.
I think it was in the Senate bill. I don't know if it was in the final bill.
Mr. O'Brien, on the rural housing rental assistance, what are you doing with that under the current budget?
These have been good times for agriculture, but also challenging times for agriculture.
Well, what about the Healthy Watershed Initiatives in the Mississippi River?
I think where you have trading partners that change the rules after things have been shipped and then wouldn't even let ...
Approving a new project here, a brand new project, I don't think would be the right thing to do.
I think that this important Department needs somebody who is confirmed, and in charge, and ready to take hold.
I want to thank the staff for their hard work on this. I certainly want to thank Senator Johnson.
We have to have trained people doing this job.
