Spencer Bachus: “At this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert), a member of the committee, who sponsored…”

The intent of Operation Choke Point may have carried a purpose that we would all agree with, and that is to prevent financial fraud.

The program also can deny legitimate merchants access to financial networks they need to survive.

In this economy, the last thing we need is to make it harder for businesses to operate and employ workers, and by that I mean legitimate businesses.

If you are imposing costs on the system, you should have to internalize them.