I want to thank the gentleman from South Carolina for taking on this Special Order tonight and for bringing with him a group of his colleagues who are called ``freshmen'' around here, but I will tell you the people watching this tonight…

Senator Hagan was here--15 companies with 3,700 employees.

Senator Hagan, a wide body of research indicates that indeed, there is a need for increased financial literacy for Americans in all areas of personal finance.

Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 9 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m.), the House adjourned until Friday, July 8, 2011, at 9 a.m. ____________________

Mr. Speaker, this past week, we were in our districts to visit with our constituents, to learn from them and to celebrate America's Independence Day. Much of my time was focused on the issue of energy and the need for energy independence…

Mr. Speaker, the number one job for House Republicans is job growth. The number one impediment to job growth is uncertainty: uncertainty caused by a record-high debt--$14.3 trillion and growing-- and the record-high taxes that are going to…

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 the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the…

Mr. Chairman, what sets the United States apart from many other countries that have lots of resources are our values, and that we are a Nation of laws. We may not agree with all of our laws, but they are the laws of our land, and not even…

What if you were a used car dealer and you went to the bank and said I want to borrow money, but 70 percent of my customers are going to default?

The suggestion that somehow this is just targeted for for-profit.

I have a lot of concern about a sector that I have been an advocate for for a very long time.

Madam Speaker, I do not intend to oppose this measure because I agree with its basic premise: that the United States Congress strongly supports a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and opposes any action that…

H.R. 120 introduced by Representative Virginia Foxx which would provide certain surviving spouses of veterans with eligibility to both housing loans and monthly dependency and indemnity compensation from the VA.

Mr. Speaker, this last weekend we celebrated America's Independence Day; and as I visited with constituents, they asked that we create another independence movement, independence from Middle Eastern oil, and I agree. Unfortunately, rather…

This Act would provide certain surviving spouses of veterans with eligibility to both housing loans and monthly dependency and indemnity compensation from the VA.

And how will the industry come together to make these decisions?

And how about the threat of sending those offshore?

As we look at ways to reform our housing finance system, it will be critical to understand the issues faced by small financial institutions and the communities that they serve.