Spencer Bachus: “I believe Mr. Bachus has said he's going to reserve every Thursday to have Elizabeth Warren come in and explain herself.”

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

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…

In a perfect world, there will be no payday lenders.

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