the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act establishes long overdue requirements for simple, meaningful, and relevant disclosures about the cost of sending remittances.

many hard-working immigrants send a portion of their earnings to relatives living abroad.

This is a great day for America and the American people.

Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce legislation that would extend the Department of Veterans Affairs' authority to use contract physicians to perform medical disability examinations. The VA continues to struggle to compensate disabled…

Indexed annuities combine aspects of insurance and securities and are sold primarily as investment products. Consumers across the country, including some in Hawaii, have been harmed by the deceptive manner in which these products are being…

Madam President, I strongly support the Dodd-Frank conference report. I commend the chairman for all of his work to address so many issues vitally important to working families. I thank my friend from Connecticut for working closely with…

Financial literacy is an issue that is even more important as working families struggle financially.

I think the two examples you gave are really important examples of the way that the legislation that you worked on, I think, will make a big difference again to families.

This is a great day for the United States of America, and we need to take advantage of this opportunity and really move ahead to help the people of our country.

the first responsibility of the Federal Government is to ensure that the financial marketplace supports that goal.

I would like to commend SSA for establishing a research program, the Financial Literacy Research Consortium (FLRC), as part of SSA's financial literacy initiatives.