I think on the flow-through issue, it's more of a conceptual conversation, and one that we'd have to have a full vetting with the Congress.

I've seen this movie before. I grew up in East St. Louis, Illinois.

I agree with your premise--that the recession that we're still living through can be traced to many sources, and one of those was an unregulated derivatives market.

The IRS represents the face of Government to more U.S. citizens than any other agency of Government.

It appears to me, we need to increase the number of microlending partners, which mean that more small businesses will have access.

As Federal CDFI funding has grown, the program has been able to maintain and actually improve on job creation per Federal dollar spent.

If the Republicans--Tea Party Republicans succeed, Wall Street could return to its reckless ways, which will threaten our economic recovery and undermine our ability to create jobs.

That's $32 billion that Muammar Gaddafi can't use to pay mercenaries, gas up his tanks, or purchase weapons to kill his own people.

In those cases, when you detect them, is there follow-up in terms of penalties, fines, prosecution?

And the difference in wages is incredible.

Can you point out any bank, or banks, or credit unions, that you think are making an extra effort to address this problem?

I've got quite a bit of information here about the impact of the CDFI Fund.

I understand, when we talk about the futures markets and the oil prices, that speculation is not illegal.

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So is it fair to say we have control of those funds----

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And who's going to pay for it?

Of the funds that we have secured in the United States, over $30 billion, from the Qadhafi government and regime--is that correct?

I can't think of a more awesome responsibility that a Member of Congress faces than to consider the authorization of this type of military action.

That seems to bear some parallel with the situation in Kuwait under President George Herbert Walker Bush.