Jerry Moran

The IRS's goal of improving services, making voluntary compliance easier, and enforcing the laws to ensure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes, is all laudable.

The key to our country's future of success is the ability of entrepreneurs and small businessmen and women to succeed.

Chairman, thank you.

I have heard, from Kansas bankers, some frustration with the level of services provided by the SBA.

The food deserts are an important aspect--and again, I would--of something we're trying to make certain it doesn't continue.

The recent Government Accountability Office report indicates that there is perhaps duplication between FEMA and SBA in programs.

I'm not satisfied that there are such a low number of CDFIs in the State of Kansas. I'd like to remedy that.

Americans are struggling, and overly burdensome regulations and reporting requirements hamper the ability of our Nation's small businesses to grow their businesses and create jobs.

Nutrition--in my view, one of the best things we can do for improving the healthcare of Americans.

Mr. Chairman, thank you very much.

You created the--excuse me for interrupting, but you created the environment by which Target now believes it can succeed, as compared to providing any kind of direct benefit to Target.

While I welcome this extension, I also think that rules have been proposed in a sequence that has created some confusion.

We recognize that protecting investors is important as first-time investors have turned to markets to help secure their retirements.

This call for a roadmap is intended to foster transparency and broaden understanding.

I have heard many concerns expressed that the CFTC is moving too quickly and has not adequately established the cost of new regulations.

I'm not exactly sure--Mr. Kirk--I think his conversation with you is--was about the World Bank.

There are consequences to the value of the dollar, to the standard of living, to inflation.

If that occurs because we have an over-regulated lack-of-commonsense regulatory scheme, we ought to be able to fix that problem.

The idea that you can't go to your hometown banker and get a home loan is trouble--is hugely troublesome to me.

We're getting a little bit too much heat from our examiners at a time when we want to increase lending.

I think this is a terrible, sad circumstance, in our country, when your hometown banker says, 'It's no longer worth the regulatory cost...'

I look forward to working with you, Mr. Chairman, as we review this budget, and others, and make certain that our agencies have the opportunity to explain their story and we reach the right agreement in regard to spending levels.

I look forward to working with you as we consider the fiscal year 2012 budget requests for the CFTC and the SEC.

The idea that you can't go to your hometown banker and get a home loan is trouble--is hugely troublesome to me.

There's no need for additional--authority, statutory authority, or--you have the tools that you need?