Spencer Bachus: “I now yield 2 minutes to my friend, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schock).”

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

Again, I thank the chairmen, the ranking members, and their staff for putting this together. The resolution process for financial institutions is one of the pieces of unfinished business from the 2008 financial crisis, and we will finish…

Does that make what the President did constitutional if it is unconstitutional?

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