Maxine Waters

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Huizenga The Acting CHAIR. It is…

What Mr. Lawler doesn't recognize is that the underlying bill makes the accredited investor definition meaningless. All you have to do is check a box, and poof, able to invest. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

The following organizations oppose this bill: the North American Securities Administrators Association, Consumer Federation of America, AFL-CIO, AFSCME, Communications Workers of America, SEIU, Steelworkers, Transport Workers Union of…

Unfortunately, I want you to know that the megabanks are working overtime to try and kill the bank capital proposal.

It is really critically important to the safety and stability of our entire financial system for there to be strong standards of capital, liquidity, and risk management for banks, especially for the largest banks.

If there had been adequate capital at Silicon Valley Bank, we could have aborted what took place in the way that it did.

Capital is not something that is locked away, but, rather, it is a source of funds that banks can redeploy.

I just wanted to raise the question of safety because I don't think we can take the development of nuclear plants lightly.

The United States had a long-standing bipartisan policy to explicitly exclude certain humanitarian activities from sanctions restrictions.

Further, President Biden successfully negotiated a temporary ceasefire and the return of hostages taken by Hamas.

Under the Biden Administration, the United States has maintained the most-extensive set of comprehensive sanctions on Iran.

I certainly agree with the need to have real enforcement, because I am concerned about Russia and Iran having a close relationship.

Not only would that hand a major victory to Vladimir Putin, it would embolden China's ambitions to invade Taiwan.

We cannot expect to have robust sanctions enforcement without robust funding for the agencies in charge of enforcement.

I think the way that the Administration is handling this is very effective.

I disagree with Mr. Michel. I don't know what you call a crisis, but 75,000 people on the ground in the greater Los Angeles area is a crisis.

The fact of the matter is that housing costs are too damn high, which is pushing more and more people out of their homes.

We have proven time and time again that when we invest Federal dollars into affordable housing, we can prevent homelessness and evictions.

I would like to request the ability to take a moment of personal privilege to acknowledge the announcement that our Full Committee Chair, Chairman McHenry, will be retiring at the end of this term.

House Republicans have put forward proposals that only exacerbate the problem.

From urban to rural America, there simply aren't enough affordable homes.

He has run this committee in a way that respects the importance of debate.

Let me just say to the gentleman, your arguments show that you are here to support the big banks who do not want small business in the banks. They don't want to be bothered. As a matter of fact, you try to be convincing that it is not…

I am also pleased that this coming Saturday, Director Chopra will join me in my district in Los Angeles for a town hall meeting with my constituents to discuss consumer protections and access to banking products and services.

I hope the chairman will reconsider his decision and convene the CEOs for a hearing as soon as possible.