Spencer Bachus: “Twenty-two nations under this legislation are eligible for debt relief. Not one of them is a dictatorship. Let me repeat…”

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…

I would simply recognize Mr. Petri's and Ms. Tsongas' contributions in helping Mr. Kilmer with this amendment--and there may be others. I want to express to the full committee chair our appreciation for supporting this amendment, and I…

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

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.