Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Treasury's refusal to give Congress reasonable access to SARs is severely impeding our ability to effectively make use of the materials to conduct investigations. Treasury has no statutory basis for imposing such restrictions and has offered no rationale for changing the current practice, which has been in place for over 20 years. H.R. 7734 clarifies the existing statutory authority of Congress and ensures that Congress continues to obtain timely access to BSA reports without restrictions. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7734, as amended. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.”