Mike Crapo

It is important and prudent for regulators to periodically review the regulations.

The U.S. capital markets are vital to the continued growth of our economy.

I look forward to Secretary Lew's testimony on FSOC's 2014 Annual Report.

The U.S. capital markets must remain the preferred destination for investors throughout the world.

Last year, this Committee moved legislation, the FHA Solvency Act, with strong bipartisan support, to get the FHA back on stable financial footing.

Unfortunately, my calls for transparency have been met with ramped-up efforts by the bureau.

This information is undoubtedly intrusive, unnecessary, and contrary to the CFPB's public statements of not collecting and using personally identifiable information.

I am concerned that many of the CFPB's recent proposals and actions will continue to push mainstream financial products into unregulated areas, diminish consumer choice, and make certain products unaffordable.

It is imperative that we find a swift and meaningful fix to the serious current inadequacies of the Highway Trust Fund.

After the expiration of SAFETEA-LU, it took 3 years and 10 short-term extensions to get another authorization passed.

We need to, and will, continue to promote private capital ahead of the Government backstop.

I am committed to working to help us reauthorize TRIA.

I welcome his continued partnership in developing an extension to the program.

As you know, in the State of the Union, the President called on Congress to send him legislation that protects taxpayers from footing the bill for a housing crisis ever again and keeps the dream of home ownership alive for future…

It is paramount that the regulators understand the full spectrum of the rules they are implementing and any consequences before finalizing the rules.

Federal regulators must ensure that we do not tip the balance of the scales with too heavy a hand.

I have repeatedly stressed the need for the U.S. banking system and capital markets to remain the preferred destination for investors throughout the world.

U.S. exporters are able to compete very effectively in international markets on the basis of price and quality.

OFR's failures to take into account the perspectives of and data from market participants will result in flawed evaluation of the asset management industry by FSOC and, worse, a move towards designation of asset management firms as SIFIs…

We can all agree that affordable energy is a critical component of having a healthy and robust economy in the United States.

I share many of the concerns outlined by my colleagues on this panel and welcome this opportunity to hear from the Federal officials.

We must maintain that leverage going forward.

I was very disappointed to learn that the release of Idaho's own Pastor Saeed Abedini and other Americans unjustly held by the regime were not made part of the deal.

If there is not proper underwriting and allocation of private capital ahead of the Government guarantee, we could find ourselves in another taxpayer bailout scenario. That would be unacceptable.

I remain strongly committed to working with the Chairman and all of my colleagues toward a bipartisan solution in the near future.