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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Title II ends taxpayer bailouts of banks that are too big to fail by providing financial regulators with orderly liquidation authority.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Because of this law, which includes some of the strongest consumer protections passed since the Great Depression, the banking system is stronger.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

In 2008, the United States economy nearly collapsed as a direct result of lending practices in the housing market that were predatory, unsafe, and in many cases fraudulent.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Mr. Speaker, Republicans are planning to vote tomorrow to pass TrumpCare. This bill is a great deal for the superrich, it is a great deal for insurance companies, and it is a great deal for drug companies. But it is a bad deal for working…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-22
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. In a very short number of weeks here in Congress, she has already made her mark as a passionate advocate not only for her State, but in this important fight to protect access to…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-22
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Although the true hardship caused by this widespread fraud is incalculable, we do know that it erased $10 trillion of household wealth and caused eight million Americans to lose their jobs and five million Americans to lose their homes.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Should these companies that are exposed to climate risk specifically be required to make their disclosures?

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

There is zero room for bad actors in our capital markets. I am 100 percent committed to rooting out any fraud and shady practices in our financial system.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

I wanted to stop the shameless pandering of the panel to the Chairman at all costs.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Mar 22, 2017

Mr. President, on the day of the news reporting the World Meteorological Organization is declaring that 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded, and further declaring that the planet is now in what they call, ``truly uncharted territory,''…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-22
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

I think we have got to incentivize and therefore push the cybersecurity industry to come up with practical solutions for small, mid-sized, and large companies.

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Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

Mr. Speaker, exactly 7 years after the Affordable Care Act became law, we now anticipate a vote this week on a Republican plan to gut it. Mr. Speaker, the ACA expanded health coverage to 20 million people and expanded Medicaid to help our…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-21
Jim Langevin
@jimlangevin· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

Until we get to that point where we are actually making security the easier path--being cyber-secure the easier path to do rather than the harder path, people just aren't going to do it.

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David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

Mr. Speaker, there are so many people that I have heard from in my own district, and I know colleagues have heard the same thing when we talk about these numbers: 24 million people will lose their insurance and billions of dollars in tax…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-21
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his extraordinary leadership on this legislation. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 372, the Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017, would partially repeal a longstanding antitrust exemption…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-21
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi) for leading this Special Order hour where we can really talk about the impact of what is about to happen if the Republicans get their way and pass TrumpCare. I think it is…

Congressional Record · 2017-03-21
David Cicilline
@davidcicilline· Democratic · RI· Mar 21, 2017

It is so important that the United States not waiver in our commitment to the NATO alliance and to our Baltic friends to ensure that the ties we have forged remain strong in the face of increased pressure.

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