I commend my colleague from Texas (Mr. Sessions) and Speaker Boehner, Leader Cantor and the House leadership for bringing this important resolution forward. This resolution represents the opening battle in the fight against the continued…

I think what they are doing, I hear this, that they were too lax in the good times and you mentioned and now they want to kind of make it up.

We in America--the whole country was founded on the premise that we all have the freedom to succeed or fail.

The first rule of the physician is ``do no harm.'' The government takeover of health care does a lot of harm, and the damage will get worse. Just on pure economics, it's a bitter pill. Small businesses are bracing for tax increases and…

I think that Cam Newton is a reflection of each and every one of us. Hardship and difficulty is a part of life; either we have experienced it or we will experience it. We have seen Cam Newton and his family go through a challenging time…

Bachus hasn't taken over yet, but is already sending some strong signals that he would like to dismantle or change some of the financial reforms passed last July.

He reportedly pointed out the Democrats passed those new regulations, the ones that he's fighting to change.

I want to introduce you to Republican Congressman Spencer Bachus of Alabama. He's replacing Democrat Barney Frank as head of the powerful House Financial Services Committee.

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

The Senate would be Republican today except for states in which Palin endorsed candidates, like Christine O'Donnell in Delaware. Sarah Palin cost us control of the Senate.

Sarah Palin cost us control of the Senate.

Mr. Speaker, I rise to address H.R. 3421. Credit scores and the evolution of a robust credit reporting system have done much to improve access to credit for millions of Americans, and they are an integral component of our economy…

Let me say this to both gentlemen offering this legislation: As the father of a marine, I want to commend you for doing this. These young men and women are our true heroes of today, and their families face many hardships, many challenges…

I am sympathetic to the purpose of this bill. What I'm saying and what, I think, the American people are beginning to say pretty loudly is that they are uncomfortable with the government's making these decisions as to what will be…

In a room of 20-by-20, you had seven people living with no running water and with no hot water for 4 months, and they were trying to deal with babies and diapers and with all the things that go on in ordinary living. Then the people who…

This amendment repeals section 929I of the Dodd-Frank bill that grants the Securities and Exchange Commission a broad exemption for disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. A hearing that the Financial Services Committee held on…

When I say they shouldn't bail out the creditors and counterparties, I don't care whether they are in receivership or not. They should not bail them out, period.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this conference report. You know, at a time when California has 12.4 percent unemployment, and my district's even higher at 16.5 in my home county of Kern County, my constituents are asking me…

I want to add these comments regarding Section 913 of the Report calling for a review by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, of the current regulation of investment advisers and broker-dealers. The Conference Report on H.R. 4173…

This bill has good in it. It really does. It has enhanced consumer protection similar to what the Federal Reserve has enacted. It has greater transparency and disclosure. In the field of derivatives, it has provisions to prevent companies…

This motion to instruct directs the conferees to insist that this legislation end the possibility of taxpayer-funded bailouts once and for all by stipulating that bankruptcy is the only available option for liquidating a failed financial…

We heard the gentleman from Pennsylvania say that there were really no bailouts. I think, if you submit that statement to the American people, they would tell you that there were bailouts because, in fact, there were bailouts. The majority…

When it comes to supporting our troops, it is essential that we as Americans unite as one community. Our brave men and women in uniform need our support. And so do their families, who live daily with the knowledge that a loved one may be…

There is a bond between mothers and their children that words cannot describe. For the lucky ones among us, the more fortunate ones, a mother, our mother or someone else's mother, or a mother figure such as a grandmother, has made all the…

If it encourages parents to be more attentive to the symptoms of autism and to get early treatment for their children, we will have done a great service for their families.