Juan Vargas

"This Administration is trying to destroy MSIs and HSIs. It’s an attack on our students and it’s an attack on our colleges and universities," said Representative Vargas.

Since taking office, Trump has demonized the diversity that makes this country strong. Minority Serving Institutions and Hispanic Serving Institutions are in the line of fire.

This Administration is trying to destroy MSIs and HSIs. It’s an attack on our students and it’s an attack on our colleges and universities.

Our nation’s veterans served with honor, and they should be treated with respect and dignity regardless of immigration status.

Donald Trump and Stephen Miller's mass deportation agenda has ripped families apart and created fear and chaos in our communities.

For decades, undocumented immigrants have trusted the IRS when it encouraged them to file. They've paid taxes in good faith... Not only is this a total betrayal, but it's also illegal. We'll fight this.

They want us to be part of that? Hell no. We’d rather close down the government.

Credit unions are vital to our economy and to our communities. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and the consumers and small businesses that they serve. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers. I am prepared to close if the gentleman from Arkansas has no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close if the gentleman from Arkansas has no further speakers.

I believe this is the first time the gentleman from Arkansas has been presenting as the chairman, and I want to say that, as a friend, I am very proud of the gentleman, and it is good to see him as chairman. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes…

Here are the FACTS: 81% of voters, both Republicans and Democrats, support the CFPB and want the agency to continue its work.

I think that is a change that we also didn't see--well, we saw it coming. I saw it coming.

I think the government here has done a pretty darn good job.

I am not going to defend Chairman Gruenberg because I think it is indefensible, personally.

By the way, it was the same thing with Dodd-Frank. When I got here, Dodd-Frank was the boogeyman.

Somehow, my friends on the other side think that they are made-up risks. They are imaginary risks.

It is ridiculous. It is a nice speech when they say, 'patriotism,' the coal companies and all this.

I think banks are much more sound when they don't put their head in the sand, and take a look at what is happening nationally and internationally.

We are arguing here about what should be in it and what should not be in it, which I think is important.

During COVID, I introduced legislation to support the President's use of the Defense Production Act authorities.

I think it has been very illuminating.

I think you are probably the smartest person who comes and testifies before us, and I think most people would agree with that.

I find it kind of interesting now that the Republicans point to the courts as some sort of objective standard when it changes.