"Of all the issues that I ever thought I would be dealing with when I ran for Congress, this is not one of them."
"And it boils down to character. And, in reality, there is nothing we can do to affect someone's character, but we can remove the bushes that allow the bad characters to hide behind."
"I think most of the people in the country expect our agencies to--when you have a public comment period to be honest brokers in listening to public opinion, not generating public opinion"
"At last, good news. Tomeka and Sandy talked to Ken. Ken said it has been agreed that we do not need an RIA."
"I can't even imagine--anybody in America imagine--the devastation that Puerto Rico is seeing today."
"It is bureaucracy that is clearly in the way of getting the relief to the people."
"I particularly know of three people that were registered in three different States simultaneously."
"So we do know that there are times that we do need to remove somebody from a database."
"I appreciate this hearing."
"I appreciate you having this hearing, and especially your leadership on the subcommittee and bringing forward bills that I believe are common sense and actually seek to open up and pave the path of pr..."
"What the Fair Credit Reporting Act Liability Harmonization Act seeks to do is strike a fair balance that is just like every other financial services consumer protection act that we already have on the..."