I hope everybody heard exactly what was said, because we have some stovepipes; stovepipes between law enforcement and child protective services.

Mr. Speaker, today I want to speak of the remarkable life of my friend Gene Rossitch of Winston-Salem. Gene died last week at age 77 after a tenacious fight with cancer. One of the remarkable things about Gene is that he grew up in Cuba…

we have a reliable partner and, B, whether the security on the ground is adequate so that the work can actually be done, and both of those are huge impediments.

Dodd-Frank represents a major step forward on this issue by granting important new authorities to our prudential regulators.

I was proud to support his nomination to become the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

I believe Mr. Cordray is that strong Director.

We need a strong Director to help improve the oversight over these predatory lenders who continue to prey on American families across our country.

Mr. President, today I am proud to introduce the March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act. For almost 75 years, the March of Dimes has fought to combat and prevent diseases that strike our youngest children, while also supporting…

Mr. Speaker, I rise for the third time this year to oppose a measure that would summarily repeal our system of public funding for Presidential elections. Once again, the House majority seems intent on dismantling the few remaining…

Mr. Speaker, opponents of financial regulatory reform in the Senate continue to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from fulfilling its legislative mandate. The CFPB has been open since July 21, but it's taken 3 months for the…

Mr. Speaker, I want to bring attention to a silent epidemic growing in our midst. Right alongside long-term unemployment, the increases in poverty and food prices, homelessness and the steep decline in household incomes is now the shocking…

Mr. Chair, I rise in strong opposition to the cynically named ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act,'' which is neither fair nor democratic and would do nothing to create a single job or improve conditions for American workers. Instead…

Did you see the private sector filling in where FHA could no longer serve?

I think it was bad policy to raise the loan limits back up.

But when we are talking about Federal policy, subsidizing a $500,000 house is very different than helping somebody who is trying to get--

the key thing to understand was that FHA and our fellow housing programs were intended for the least among us, not the greatest among us.

I want to thank you for holding this important hearing today to examine the barriers that veterans face in receiving the mental health services from the VA.

This is simply unacceptable.