I was unable to be present for rollcall vote 70 on H.R. 803. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present for rollcall vote 71 on H.R. 803. Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay.'' Mr…

Last Congress, Congressmen Himes and Garrett introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 3283) that would provide clarity on this issue.

While I supported today's continuing resolution in an effort to ensure that essential governmental operations are funded beyond March 27, there remain many questions about the application of the sequester. One area that few Members of…

So there is really no country that has pursued the kind of austerity policies that we have heard some in this institution call for that have experienced economic growth or a reduction in the debt to their economy?

I suspect that when the history books are written, we will look at the twin engines of monetary and fiscal policy in this country and you will emerge as somebody who acted wisely and in good faith.

I remember two things of that horrible night that Sandy hit my community in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Of course, I remember the devastation and the damage that we have so detailed this morning in this Chamber. But I remember something…

I joined my colleagues in the Connecticut delegation in Newtown last Sunday night. We will never forget that vigil--the despondency, the anger, the hopelessness. But over time, that emotion turns into the imperative that we act as public…

I'd like to begin by thanking my friend and colleague from Connecticut, Congressman Murphy, not just for introducing this legislation, but for his strength of spirit as he has comforted some people who have lived through something that…

You can't walk two steps in this Capitol without getting into a discussion these days about the fiscal cliff. The fiscal cliff is comprised of a lot of very serious issues, but it is a metaphor. Meanwhile, tens of thousands of my…

Of all the vast causes in the web of the difficulties that brought down the economy in 2008, no area, I think, is more complex than the areas that you have been charged to oversee, derivatives; not Fannie Mae, not Freddie Mac, not…

A crisis, as we all know, put 8 million people out of work, partly due to the unregulated swaps market.

As Chairman Bachus said, if I may quote you, you want to make it operational, sync together and function.

I salute you and compliment you for really working hard around something that is enormously challenging in the face of criticism.

This fulfills the President's commitment at the G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh in 2009 to have that in place be the end of 2012.

The criticism forgets when words like 'tsunami' are bantered about, what kind of tsunami hit America households in 2008 and 2009.

We should do this, but we should do it with care and deliberation and not worshipping at the alter of deregulation.

At the core of what we are talking about is protecting American investors from risky securities.

$250 billion in market cap obliterated in the meltdown which David Schweikert called a little financial rollercoaster.

I get about $7 billion, a very--

I have actually found this discussion incredibly interesting. And I think anyone listening to the panel would arrive at the conclusion that yes, regulation does impose costs on companies like Mr. Hatfield's, costs that may or may not be…

If we pursued that policy, it would actually not be helpful toward full employment?

I happen to think that the reforms in Dodd-Frank, many of them are terribly, terribly important.

I rise this morning not to advocate a Democratic position nor to refute a Republican idea. Instead, I rise to highlight a fundamental threat to our ability to have that important debate. I refer, of course, to the hundreds of…

I live in the Village of Cos Cob, Connecticut, where years ago a major bridge spanning the Mianus Harbor on Route 95 fell into the Mianus Harbor, killing a number of people, devastating the quality of life in the area, and hurting…

Today, this House takes up the cynically named Domestic Energy and Jobs Act, which is the latest Republican installment in their mad dash to allow polluters to dump garbage and poison into our air and water. If I had more time I would…