As I am listening to the testimony here, I think there are short-term and there are long-term consequences to any deal that you make.

I do believe that in many of these instances there would be a regulatory taking.

The idea is that the Constitution says that the Government cannot take your property for public use without just compensation.

Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to discuss Congress's efforts to combat the Zika virus. Combating Zika is a public health priority, and it is important that this not be turned into a political issue. The administration and…

You indicate in your testimony that 14 percent of your portfolio consists of loans ranging from $1,000 to $249,000...

From your perspective, to what extent do private banks, commercial banks, Farm Credit System, and FSA play a role in ensuring that credit exists for borrowers out there?

I think it just puts a fine point on how important it is that we are really focused on agriculture.

Okay. Mr. Barker, would you say your bank is consistently more competitive with loan rates and loan availability to, particularly as we talked about earlier, some of the younger, smaller, newer borrowers?

Do any of you have examples of how the Farm Credit System neglects young, beginning, and small farmers and ranchers in your area?

We really will need guarantees going forward to keep producers in business.

Well, thank you, Madam Chair.

Mr. President, back when the President and Senate Democrats were lobbying for passage of ObamaCare, they made a number of promises. The one thing they promised over and over again was that the President's health care plan would lower…

When passing TCPA nearly 25 years ago, Congress expressly sought a balanced approach that protects the privacy of individuals and permits legitimate telemarketing practices.

I believe we need to work together to find common ground.

We should also ensure that the FCC continues to take action against abusive and harassing practices, and has the tools it needs to bring bad actors to justice.

TCPA is also showing its age, and there are opportunities to build on its consumer benefits while also ensuring consumers fully benefit from modern communications.

Navient is one of the businesses 'trying to do the right thing and play by the rules.'

We're having a hearing after-the-fact of the budget bill, which, again, the Chairman noticed that it was put in without really this kind of attention.