Sufficient capital, sound risk management, and prudent regulation are critical components to ensure the availability and reliability of financial products.

Regulations should first aim to do no harm.

I would like to thank my colleague from Texas, Mr. Green, for all the work he has put into Housing for Heroes.

The number of veterans on the street in America is shameful.

I trust you will be as successful in reforming TRIA.

I ask unanimous consent to insert the following material into the record: a September 11, 2012, statement by Congressman Peter King from New York.

I think that education certainly is the most important role that we have, and that is to provide education to these kids.

But remediation at the college level simply is not working. We need different strategies there, different strategies in high schools to get them ready for college.

I think that all of--the group at Argonne should be proud of their hard work, but clearly, the U.S. leadership is being challenged in this area.

I drafted the Energy Technology Transfer Act, which was signed into law in 2008.

The Act was passed during bleak economic conditions, not too unlike those that we are facing now.