I support H.R. 870, the 'Puerto Rico Chapter 9 Uniformity Act of 2015,' which would provide a vital roadmap for severely distressed Puerto Rican municipalities to restructure their debt.

Okay. And there is some dispute I gather as to whether this housing counseling is of benefit to the American people.

Built on the back of predatory loans, toxic mortgage securitization, and regulatory failure, the mortgage-foreclosure crisis has blighted entire cities across the country while destabilizing the home market and countless other industries.

It is therefore incumbent on the federal government to not only hold fraudulent corporations accountable, but to also require that they meaningfully help the millions of consumers they harmed.

We can't allow this to happen.

The overwhelming majority went to everyday Americans. Is that true?

Today I rise in opposition to H.R. 527, the Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act. I oppose this legislation, which would paralyze agency rulemaking through unworkable, complex requirements while aggrandizing the powers of…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 26, beginning on line 9, strike section 10, and redesignate succeeding sections accordingly. The…

That is what this bill is all about. It is a Trojan horse.

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe I will.

I have serious concerns with the so-called FACT Act. It is actually a very small compact Trojan horse piece of legislation that is quite dangerous to the ability of claimants to, particularly those in the future, to get an adequate…

I must respectfully voice my deep opposition to this legislation.