Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act. I introduced the House companion, and I am proud to see this bill moving forward. This legislation is sorely needed to protect the United States from the…

You promised last time you were here that by the end of 2015 that the States would--law enforcement would be notified.

it seems clear to me that we are placing environmental priorities over our national security with all of this; and it is inexcusable

Mr. President, I rise today to speak about why all of us are here. The primary role of Congress is to responsibly fund the Federal Government. To do that, we must set clear national priorities that we can financially support. All too…

Today's hearing is very, very important, mainly to finding that right balance between high enough capital and margin requirements to keep the system safe, and low enough capital and margin requirements to ensure that the system is…

Why is this discrimination happening by the EU to our United States, when they are allowing other regimes with the equal robust regime to come in and get that equivalency?

Our Committee took particular and very great pains over the years to exempt end-users from the margin and capital requirements necessary to reform the derivatives markets, for the simple reason that the farmers, the ranchers, other…

Protecting end-users does not need to be a zero-sum game. I believe we can both build resilient markets and protect end-users from unnecessary burdens.

On a fundamental level, derivatives markets exist for hedgers, for those businesses and people who have risks that they seek to manage.

While Congress has been explicit in its efforts to exempt these end-users from much of the regulatory burdens associated with Dodd-Frank, these rules could have impacts on end-users if they drive intermediaries, like futures commission…

I am very pleased with the ongoing work of Chairman Massad, who is doing a fine job over at the CFTC.

is this uncertainty, this delay year after year, month after month, is it putting American businesses at a competitive disadvantage?

we need to stop this foolishness with discriminating against American businesses, or else there will be retaliatory moves made.

we have had less than transparency out of the Agency.

I just think it is absolutely ludicrous to think that moving these prisoners to American soil could somehow improve our National security.

if it weren't for America, those folks in Europe would be speaking German right now.

This has been a very, very important hearing, and a very essential one. But I do hope a message has gone out from us Members in Congress, particularly on this cross-border thing.

there ought to come a time when we need to stand up for our American businesses and say enough of this.