I am waiting for additional speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, I want to, once again, reiterate my strong opposition to this harmful legislation which will weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency created to protect consumers and…

And Members, we have had discussions with Members on the opposite side of the aisle about protection for our consumers. We have heard them tell us everything about people should have choices. They can go and hire their own lawyers, they…

I ask for a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. The Chair understands that amendment No. 2 will not be offered…

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 Florida will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Moore The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I am very pleased to yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Ellison), the chief deputy whip who also serves on the Financial Services Committee and is cochair of the Progressive Caucus.

Once again, it is the House Democrats who are required to take the important action to protect our Nation's well- being. Today, most House Republicans will once again refuse to stand behind the full faith and credit of the United States…

I thank the gentleman from Florida for allowing me to take some time to be on this floor to plead with my colleagues on the opposite side of the aisle to join with us in support of our middle class citizens who now have their homes at…

I believe that a properly enforced Volcker Rule will protect American taxpayers from the consequences of risky bank behavior.

Thank you very much. Madam Speaker and Members of Congress, we should not have to even debate this any further. It is outrageous that we have learned what we have learned about the failed implementation of FEMA with the Biggert- Waters…

Thanks to their hard work, we are making progress toward a stronger, sounder financial system.

Ranking Member Waters said that she is looking for a quick, clean, and long-term resolution to the TRIA issues and that time is of the essence.

In fact, the Bureau's enforcement actions have resulted in over $3 billion being directly refunded to nearly 10 million consumers and servicemembers.

Despite the Bureau's extensive engagement with this committee over the past few years, the CFPB has managed to do more than just testify before Congress.

While this agreement is an improvement over the harmful sequester, it fails to adequately fund Wall Street's cops, shortchanges many housing programs, and ignores the global economy. While the Securities and Exchange Commission and the…

I would like to thank Chairman Chris Smith, the co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, as well as Ranking Member Karen Bass, for organizing this hearing and inviting me here to participate.

We don't like the fact that too many constituents were taken advantage of in too many ways.

I would certainly like to thank the gentleman from Wisconsin, Representative Mark Pocan, for yielding to me, and I congratulate him for organizing this Congressional Progressive Caucus Special Order on unemployment insurance. Fifty years…

I want to thank my friend and colleague from Pennsylvania for that warm introduction, and I want to thank the members of the Congressional Black Caucus. We just returned from South Africa where we participated with thousands of folks from…

I want to thank Chairman Hensarling for holding this hearing.

Thank you, Chairman Hensarling, for holding today's hearing to discuss the mandates of the Federal Reserve on its 100th anniversary.

I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 254, noes 159, not voting 18, as follows: [Roll No. 622] AYES--254…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for managing in my absence. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to have the opportunity to come back to the floor to add a few comments. Prior to leaving, the chairman of this committee talked about this…

What is interesting about this hearing is that both credit unions and community banks have the support of both sides of the aisle.

The Biggert-Waters flood insurance legislation was designed to update the National Flood Insurance Program.