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

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

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

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

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.

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Owens Nomination

I rise to discuss the nomination of John Owens to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Owens, who currently works as a lawyer in California, has been nominated to fill the seat that has been held for the last 25 years by Judge Stephen…

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

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

I rise today to congratulate athletes with strong Idaho ties who competed in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and contributed to three of the U.S. Olympic team's 28 total medals. Their dedication is inspiring. Idaho-connected Olympians…

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

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 ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The question is, Will the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United…

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

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

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.

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…

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.

Dr. Yellen's nomination is an opportunity to review the unprecedented actions of the Federal Reserve over the last several years. Five years ago, the Fed began using unconventional monetary policy tools, aggressively pursuing quantitative…

today I wish to recognize the outstanding work of an invaluable member of my staff. Karen Ponzurick Brown, who is really quite young, has already reached 25 years of service on Capitol Hill, and she has chosen to retire. For 7\1/2\ years…

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.