It would be wrong for the Congress to just assume that the executive was going to be fulsome in its disclosure about itself.

No, he doesn't get the benefit of the doubt. I mean, we're a co-equal branch of the government charged with oversight, so nobody gets the benefit of the doubt. One way or another, we need to see every word of that report.

I still do not see what American interest was served here, and that is my question to you.

Well, first of all, they haven't separated themselves when Deripaska continues to own a 45-percent stake in the company, and there are questions about whether he continues to control it.

I am determined to get this through with bipartisan support.

We need to fix this and we need to have a more vibrant capital market structure so that small businesses and everyday investors can succeed.

My bill would address this problem by simply prohibiting executives from trading during this 4-day gap.

This is a question of making sure that the activity that we all agree should be illegal, is in fact illegal.

Mr. Himes' bill would set out a statutory definition of insider trading and would also reverse the harmful U.S. v. Newman court decision from 2014.

If we are going to send people to jail for breaking the law, we should make that law very clear, and this is our opportunity to do so.

On March 27, 2019, I was unable to be present for the vote on the motion to agree to H. Res. 252, offered by Rep. Torres of California. Had I been present for rollcall No. 131, I would have voted ``yea.'' Stated against:

I thank the gentleman from New York for yielding. And I also thank the ranking member. I very much appreciate his comments that he will support this concurrent resolution. Mr. Speaker, I will just observe, as a member of the Intelligence…

It is imperative that we modernize our efforts to combat financial crimes because our adversaries will continue to modernize theirs.

I am convinced that there is no better issue to start our subcommittee's work than a discussion of policies to detect and deter these financial crimes.

I am also happy to see that the committee will be considering Congresswoman Maloney's bill, which I know she and her team have worked very long and hard on.

I would like to thank Chairwoman Waters for creating this new Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy.

Yes, that's correct. And I guess it surprises pretty much no one that Matthew Whitaker, when he was acting attorney general, that he was acting in defense of the President.

These are some of the most pressing issues facing our country and the world, and I am excited for the opportunity this Congress presents to confront them head on.

I guess I am looking for a specific statement from you about how important you think this is.

somewhere along the way, this agency went from a goal of protecting consumers to a tug-of-war between protecting consumers and undoing regulations because lenders didn't like them.

It is certainly not something that anyone should want to ignore or anyone should want to shut down an agency tasked with an independent oversight in this area.

I would just highlight that as an area where I hope for focus on your part.

students have an average debt when they leave college of nearly $37,000. Unfortunately, we are the second highest rate in the United States.

I appreciate that and you said you think it needs to be looked at.

It has become clear that consumers no longer have a strong, independent consumer bureau on their side.