Do any of you oppose this legislation for this FFIEC Ombudsman on behalf of financial institutions?

One bad apple spoils the bunch, and I say that because these are institutions who feel under siege, either by regulation or by examination.

Congress has the responsibility to determine what laws should be in place, but that has to be in tandem with the regulator's ability to effectively carry that out.

community banks and credit unions are very important to the local fabric and the vitality of the towns.

Credit unions are very interested in being allowed to utilize third-party vendors.

I think what happened there sent one more message to those you regulate about needing to be fearful of their examiners.

I appreciate the time from my colleague from Utah, and thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I was at the Kansas State Fair this past weekend, and the number one issue at the fair was this particular rule coming out of the EPA. I…

I want to thank my good friend from West Virginia, and I understand where we sit is where we stand. The gentleman has always been in the forefront of protecting his citizens in West Virginia and his workforce, including the mine workers of…

I was born and raised in a small town in Kansas, and I feel strongly that folks in rural communities deserve access to quality health care. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I am hopeful that the Senate will soon act on…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4067, a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access…

You do not believe you have that authority to make that determination now?

Does there seem to be any impediment toward accomplishing that?

I was surprised, as an author of this legislation, that the pilot programs were so narrow to begin with.

Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your presence as I said earlier.

Project ARCH's congressional authority expires August 29, 2014.

Thank you, Madam President. I wish to speak for a few moments this afternoon on the topic of veterans and veterans affairs, knowing, or at least expecting a vote later today on a piece of legislation that has now been compromised between…

I thank the chairman for his work on this bill. As a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, I want to take a moment to share a little about what this bill means for my Kansas veterans. Since coming to Congress, I have heard dozens of…

I thank my good friend from California for yielding me the time to add my voice to this bill which addresses an issue of national security and affirms our moral commitment to those who have risked their lives on our behalf. I especially…