Stopping the tax hike is not just about taxes; it's about jobs. Small businesses have been responsible for about two-thirds of the new jobs created. Raising taxes on the so- called ``rich'' will hit nearly 1 million of these businesses and…

Back home in Kansas, we are spending our time down on our knees and then looking up to the sky. We are praying and hoping for rain. Our State, along with much of the country, is in a very serious drought. Crops are dying. Cattle are hungry…

I would tell you one of the problems that I see with the section that I addressed earlier.

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Drought

I think with all of the questions that were by members, which have been good questions--and the previous panel has been a good panel.

And your lenders would support that? I know you are quoting your lenders a lot. Your lenders have told you something like that?

Was this sheer incompetence? Or did someone somewhere within MF Global know exactly what they were doing?

I thank you for that clarification.

Ms. Klemme, you are certainly a feisty advocate on behalf of your organization that I am fully acquainted with, and I thank you for your interest and your leadership.

At the end of the day, what is your best estimate of the percentage of customers' money they will finally get back out of this bankruptcy?

Well, thank you, Madam Chairwoman, for that excellent statement, and thank you for scheduling this hearing on an important issue regarding our oversight responsibilities for the CFTC.

I urge you, do not stovepipe this. You know, let us work together.

Didn't MF Global have internal controls regarding how and where money could be moved that would prevent this from happening?

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this legislation. As we know, to much of the world, America stands for liberty, for freedom. The Capitol and the White House are recognizable symbols of how Americans…

there is a lot of angst, a lot of frustration, and a lot of anger in farm country about this.

Well, get familiar. I appreciate that very much. My time is up.

just to conclude my remarks, I would indicate that my family and I will be eating more beef, not less. I would urge Americans to respond in that way. It is an opportunity for us to support the cattlemen and the livestock producers of our…

I ask that the order for the quorum call be rescinded and that I may speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator may speak as in morning business. Meatless Monday