The CFPB would lead you to believe that a multiyear class action lawsuit--and that is according to the CFPB's own estimates, average attorneys' fees of $388 million, and that is a win for consumers. The judgment is not on the side of…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I appreciate the panel taking time to be able to be here.

the Federal Government has historically treated the states and local governments not as partners or neighbors, but as landlords.

I appreciate that and believe that if we are going to be making public policy, it ought to be publicly available, as well.

I am. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Colorado is recognized for 5 minutes.

I would like to be able to address title VII of the Water Rights Protection Act in this bill. Over many decades, Federal attempts to manipulate Federal permit, lease, and land management process to circumvent long-established State water…

As my colleague from New Mexico noted, Wayne Aspinall of Colorado stated: ``When you touch water in the West, you touch everything.'' We have that shared concern that that water is going to be preserved. In the West, water is a private…

To speak to the nature of the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Is the gentleman opposed to the amendment?

I would like to thank my colleague, Representative McClintock, for putting forward a very sensible piece of legislation. The Colorado Water Congress, who supports this bill, stated in their letter: The economic viability of the State of…

the Protecting Our Water Rights Act, which I think is going to be very important to standing up for a very western issue: private property rights, when it comes to water in the West, priority-based systems, and also State Law, as well.

I also want to thank Chairman Hensarling for offering the legislation under consideration today. The Financial CHOICE Act takes the necessary steps in reforming the supervision of our financial system that the Dodd-Frank Act failed to do…

Today I rise to honor former Congressman Ray Kogovsek, a dear friend who represented the Third Congressional District of Colorado before me. I ask that you keep him in your thoughts and prayers as he now faces a challenge far greater than…

Today I rise to honor the life of Robert ``Bob'' Rawlings of Pueblo, Colorado. Bob passed away at the age of 92, on March 24, 2017. Born in 1924, Bob graduated from Bent High School in 1942. He immediately pursued a college education at…

The Third Congressional District of Colorado has partnered with the Bureau of Reclamation for at least seven decades, working together to develop hugely important and beneficial multi-use projects in southern and western Colorado.

I would like to also thank Ranking Member Kaptur and members of the committee. I welcome this opportunity to be able to appear before you and thank you for your interest and priorities of your colleagues as you make difficult decisions on…

It is really the responsibility of the Federal Government through this mandate for clean drinking water, which I think we all share and understand it is important for our communities.

The Bureau of Land Management manages 245 million acres, or nearly 10 percent of the total area of the United States, and a whopping 700 million acres of mineral estate. Nearly all of this acreage is in our Western States, which makes it…

I would like to extend my thanks to my colleagues, Mr. Polis and Mr. Lamborn. I think among our three congressional districts, we hold the vast majority of public lands in the State of Colorado. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to…

I know I, and many of my colleagues, share concern about a Federal regulatory code that has become so bloated with redundant, ineffective, and unnecessary rules that the sheer bulk of it threatens to suffocate American economic recovery…

The United States is blessed with a wealth of domestic energy resources, allowing our Nation to responsibly develop safe, abundant, and affordable energy to meet our own needs. The Third District of Colorado has blue skies, clean water…

I thank my colleague from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga) for offering the resolution under consideration today. This resolution of disapproval will repeal the SEC's resource extraction rule, which imposes burdensome disclosure requirements on…

The SEC Regulatory Accountability Act subjects the SEC to enhanced cost-benefit analysis requirements and requires a review of existing regulations. By promoting economic analysis requirements during the regulatory process, this bill…

I thank my colleague from Missouri (Mr. Luetkemeyer) for offering this important piece of legislation under consideration today. The bipartisan Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act replaces an arbitrary asset threshold with an…

I thank the ranking member for the bipartisan support on this legislation, and I want to extend my sincere thanks to Congressman Lamborn for all of his hard work on behalf of our VA and the healthcare issues for our veterans who are so in…

Preserving consumer access to mainstream banking services is certainly an important topic and should continue to be a consistent bipartisan goal of this committee.