Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the communities affected by the Fairview Fire and thank the first responders who heroically battled the flames. The Fairview fire started on September 5, and within a matter of hours residents of…

Madam Speaker, I would like to take a moment to honor the life of my dear friend, Batta Vucijic. Batta was a leader in our community whose contributions to North LA County will live on for several generations. As a founding board member at…

This administration and Secretary Yellen are not just ignoring our Committee but they are also ignoring... America's main street businesses.

Secretary Yellen has testified a grand total of zero times before this Committee.

Lack of communication... severely obstructs our ability to conduct oversight over critical pandemic relief programs such as PPP.

this side of the aisle applauds President Biden on student loan forgiveness. It's very important.

But that's how democracy works.

Ms. CHU. Aye.

In this environment, the role that banks play to protect consumers and provide access to affordable credit is absolutely critical.

I remain concerned that branch closures across the country, which are often a consequence of mergers, are expanding banking deserts.

As our nation's racial wealth gap widens, and Black applicants and others continue to be discriminated against, I am eager to hear about their efforts to ensure that communities of color finally get their opportunities to build…

If you believe your bank has done enough to atone for your involvement with slavery, kindly raise a hand into the air.

Will you publicly publish an atonement plan on or before your next appearance before the committee?

I find myself to be the guardian of Dodd-Frank, especially Section 342, as well as diversity and inclusion.

You sucked before that. And many of you still have a lot of work to do.

But for this chairwoman pushing the envelope, maybe having subpoena power, but making sure that she was consistent.

It is past time we get to the bottom of whom these mergers are actually benefiting.

As chairwoman of this committee, I have prioritized conducting rigorous oversight over our nation's largest banks and their activities.