David Schweikert

I thank Judge Carter. Mr. Speaker, this is something I, actually, have never done; but have you ever had one of those moments in your life when you want to come to the microphone and share it with whomever is willing to listen? This has…

my fear, Mr. Chairman, is we seem to be looking at this issue almost as traditional Westerners

Thank you for the yield, Mr. Chairman. You actually just hit on one of the wonderful ironies and one of the great difficulties we have in our discussions in our own committee. First off, the regulation, the way Dodd-Frank is designed, it…

One of the most painful things, Mr. Chairman, when I first got elected, I was blessed to be on the Financial Services Committee, and I spent that summer trying to read every word of the Dodd-Frank legislation. What you learn is, even…

I know Chairman Huizenga has actually taken a look at some of these things. One of the other aspects that almost never gets discussed is that innovation is almost gone, the opportunity for what the next world is going to look like. Think…

Let's face it. There is a wonderful irony here. The system has great stress; horrible things happened. Let's turn to the very regulators who were in charge at that time and say: Let's double down with them. Instead of taking a step…

Well, think about this: How much reform has truly happened at Fannie and Freddie? Where are we at right now? I know the apologists on the left go out of their way to say don't blame the GSEs and their concentration risk and the cascade and…

the only thing that ultimately got SWIFT to move was congressional pressure in 2012 threatening sanctions against SWIFT that led to a chain reaction.

I appreciate your patience. I am just waiting for the day that we are going to owe a family or many families an apology.

I am just seeing this sort of tit-for-tat negotiations coming out of nowhere.

My great fear is current monetary policy ultimately emboldens us to engage in bad fiscal policy.

We have created so much distortion over here on the price of money that we have disincentivized proper savings and frugality.

May I inquire into the remaining time on our side? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 45 seconds remaining.

In this 45 seconds, I want to walk through a couple mechanical things really quickly. First off, this amendment is based on the OMB's circular that actually said this data is supposed to be public. Number two, the release of data, if you…

Mr. Schweikert's bill would allow more Americans to have the opportunities to secure their financial future.

I thank the gentleman from Ohio for yielding. Mr. Speaker, have you ever had one of those moments where you are compelled to come running down here and come up to the mike because you are so enraged with the duplicity of some of the things…

We need that investment from you.

If you take a look at the rest of the world, particularly in the private sector, the adoption of technologies and efficiencies is supposed to save money.

I thank Representative Gallego. I appreciate that. Let's put some facts around this. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is the tenth busiest airport in the United States, but we have something that is a little unique--and think about…

I will try to make this very quick because I know there is a point of order. This was one of those moments where there was a concern about new adopted technology. We have all heard the stories of some of these, shall we call them, dummy…

the vast majority of the world's trade goes without my taxpayers, without your taxpayers, for my brothers and sisters who are members here being on the hook.

With the chairman's friendship and commitment and where he is on understanding the importance of the issue, I ask unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Curbelo of Florida). The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Add at the end of the bill (before the short title), the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

I am going to do a budget presentation in a couple of moments, but I wanted to actually come up here and, with my good friend from South Carolina, Mick Mulvaney, talk about a little article that popped up in The Economist last week, and…

The closing thought on this colloquy: We are already seeing the insurance world starting to charge higher and higher and higher fees for apartments, hotels, resorts that have these lifts, these permanent platforms. It is because they are…