So the answer is you have no concerns.

Can you assure us that you believe there are no material misstatements or material omissions in those statements?

It is not perfect. Seldom do we do perfect things here. But it is progress and we have not seen a lot of progress over the last few years.

the business logic here is to get FHFA to do what business is doing and use resources that have been recently made available

we have gone to extraordinary lengths to provide support for financial institutions, mainly through Federal Reserve policy of lowering interest rates very close to zero.

I look forward to hearing your testimony and really learning how we can continue to improve this process.

Mr. Chairman, a little over a year ago when the Republican conference was meeting to discuss changes to the rules of the House for the 112th Congress, I offered a commonsense proposal. In a letter I sent to the chairman of the Rules…

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: Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This…

How much time remains, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Rhode Island has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

The amendment that I've offered does substitute the existing bill, and that's because, in fact, it is a terrible bill. And that's why I proposed this amendment--to substitute it--to avoid what the bill that is on the floor does. It avoids…

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Rhode Island will be postponed. Announcement by the Acting Chair The Acting…

Madam Speaker, I rise to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Newport Art Museum and Art Association. Founded in 1912 for the purpose of promoting and exhibiting fine arts and fostering art education within the…

Well, I thank my colleague from Colorado for hosting this Special Order tonight and for truly engaging in a conversation we need to have with America. And I would like to associate myself with the words of the gentleman from Ohio, when Mr…

I thank the gentleman, my colleague, for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as my colleague indicated, I am a small business owner. I am proud of the business that we started up in Corning, New York, and the many people that we have employed in that…

Mr. President, I rise today to join with my colleague and friend from Rhode Island to pay tribute to former Rhode Island Governor J. Joseph Garrahy, who passed away last week at the age of 81. Joe Garrahy loved Rhode Island, and in turn…

I thank the Chair. (The remarks of Mr. Whitehouse pertaining to the introduction of S. 2059 are located in today's Record under ``Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions.'')

Mr. President, we are in an age of tight budgets and tough choices, and I rise today to introduce legislation that would address some loopholes in the Tax Code that provide ways for Americans with superhigh incomes to pay lower tax rates…

Mr. President, I rise today to join my senior colleague, Senator Reed, in tribute to the memory of a great public servant and a great friend, Jay Joseph Garrahy, former Governor of Rhode Island, who passed away last week at the age of 81…