While we have made much progress, the long-term effects of the financial crisis, the worst since the Great Depression, can still be felt by working people and people still looking for work in every one of our communities across the country.

The problem of unemployment has only been made worse by Republican intransigence on any number of measures.

I want you to know that many of us are aware of activities that are fraudulent that are being perpetrated on the most vulnerable in our society.

But I am not thanking you for holding this hearing. In my estimation, this is a little bit ridiculous and a waste of time.

My amendment is a simple effort to ensure the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau remains an effective advocate for American consumers. It is an attempt to correct just one of many bad provisions in this legislation, which underfunds our…

Somebody needs to go to jail on some of these schemes on money laundering and some of the other kinds of high-risk activities.

My amendment is a commonsense provision that would help reverse some of the damaging efforts directed at the SEC we have seen this Congress, efforts that have been squarely aimed at hamstringing the Commission, including: underfunding the…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 104, after line 21, insert the following: Sec. __. Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-4)…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will read. The Clerk read as…

I urge adoption of my amendment to fully fund the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of Wall Street's top sheriffs, at the President's request of $1.7 billion and at no cost to the taxpayer. The United States has the most vibrant…

As I said in my earlier presentation, I sent a letter to Chairman Sessions, and I expressed my concerns about this and other provisions that inappropriately legislate on an appropriations bill. While the gentleman from the opposite side of…

I would like to be heard on the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 60, line 2, strike ``and''. Page 60, strike lines 3 through 7 and insert the following: (2) the Director of the Bureau…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman and Members, listening to my friend on the opposite side of the aisle you would think that the SEC has no additional responsibilities. As I quoted in my presentation: The world's capital…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 85, line 19, insert after the dollar amount insert the following: ``(increased by $300,000,000)''. Page 86, line 16…

Today, Republicans take aim at the Federal Reserve, which played an integral role in stabilizing the economy at a time of intense crisis and which has continued to play an essential role in growing our economy and promoting full employment.

Unfortunately, this proposal follows a Republican roadmap we have seen too often on this committee: First, find a regulator charged with withholding Wall Street accountable or routing out the risky behavior that led to the worst economic…

This legislation is a concession to the opponents of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act by making the Fed's rulemaking more tedious, more expensive, and subject to endless legal challenges by those who do not agree with its decisions.

Today, under the guise of reform, my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have put forth legislation that will cripple the Federal Reserve's ability to promote growth, stabilize the economy, and, in times of extraordinary crisis, take…

I would first like to thank my colleague from California, Congressman John Garamendi, for this time, and I congratulate him for organizing this evening's Special Order on Alzheimer's disease. John, I would like to tell you that those…

Absolutely. I have been watching for some time what caregivers go through in an attempt to provide the care that is needed by Alzheimer's patients, and you hit it on the head when you said: If only these individuals had had a little help…

I have a bill, H.R. 1627, the Investment Adviser Examination Improvement Act, which would authorize the SEC to levy user fees to cover the costs of an increase in the frequency of examinations of investment advisers.

I would like to explain to those who are wondering why there are three individuals presenting who all seem to be opposed to the reauthorization.

This hearing is not going to be a forthright discussion on the merits of the Bank.

The opposite side of the aisle has created these words to describe what you do that are absolutely not true.