Mr. President, I have 7 requests for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the…

If people look at it and within their hearts they truly want to keep families together, Congress needs to fix this problem.

I would like to see that rhetoric go from this Senate Committee to the floor where we have a solution.

It is the Congress that can solve that problem, and once we pass that bill, in your current capacity, we would expect you to figure out how to implement the policy.

the reality is I think that it is the first agency of its kind that is not accountable, arguably, to anybody.

I think that you in your opening testimony talked about an increased number of equivalent agencies in the global markets.

It is frustrating to me to see the passion expressed about certain issues in this Committee and an absolute vacuum in the chamber where we can actually produce a result.

I think if you look up 'defang' in the dictionary, it has something to do with taking the fangs out of a snake to make it less poisonous or less threatening.

Mr. President, I think last week or the week before, you were presiding when I did a speech that I promised I am going to do every week we are in session until justice is served in Turkey. It is a speech about this man. His name is Pastor…

Mr. Chair, before I get into my amendment, I want to thank the chairman of the subcommittee and the entire staff for not only a very thoughtful bill that really requires very few amendments, but really working with Members of all different…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Mr. Chair, I want to applaud my good friend from Alabama, Mr. Palmer, and my colleague from North Carolina, Mr. Walker, for their work on this particular amendment. I couldn't disagree more with the gentlewoman from the District of…

Mr. Chair, I appreciate the gentleman opposite with his articulation of opposition; but I find it interesting because the last time I checked, he is not from Arkansas, which is the only State that actually is benefiting from this. And yet…

Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have left? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from North Carolina has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the House's guest chaplain for the day, John Vernon, who comes to us from High Point, North Carolina. John is an ordained minister in the Wesleyan Church and currently serves as chairman of the board of…

Thank you, Chair Collins and Ranking Member Casey, for requesting the hearing.

But when we were out there, we talked about what more we can do to really provide more opportunities for a lot of people who want to work.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this bipartisan JOBS and Investor Confidence Act, and I appreciate Chairman Hensarling for his leadership on this capital formation package. I…