Jerry Moran

The problem is back at home here where we are trying to implement something that we have known was going to happen for some time, we are not necessarily doing it because we do not have the personnel and the line authority, et cetera.

You have got to be able to look at every area if you are going to be serious about getting the deficit reduced.

You are not going to deal--and, frankly, as a result of that, we balanced the budget.

I thank my very good friend, the distinguished ranking member of the committee, for yielding me this time to rise in strong opposition to an extension of the current pay freeze for Federal employees. This legislation is a cynical attempt…

This is a wealthy country. Corporate profits are at record highs. By the end of last year, the private sector was expanding at a healthy 4.5 percent annualized pace. But why, then, wasn't economic growth in the most recent quarter even…

It is loans not investments.

The debt is an important part of this conversation.

The most important thing that the Senate could do right now is to capitalize on the extraordinary goodwill and bipartisan atmosphere that surrounds this issue of startups.

But what is the significance of that point?

Whether or not Mr. Cordray was confirmed had no effect upon the consequences of Dodd-Frank to Wall Street.

I cannot imagine that there is not a constitutional issue about what Article II, Section 2 of the United States Constitution means.

It is the community bankers who believe that they, in most instances, had nothing to do in causing the problem but yet still are in the bullseye for additional regulation.

I would indicate to you that in my short period of time as a United States Senator, trying to get a regulatory environment in which community banks can lend money to creditworthy borrowers has been a cause of mine.

I appreciate so much the remarks of the Senator from Oregon, Mr. Wyden. It was a significant moment in my brief time as a Member of the Senate when, 3 months ago, Senator Wyden and I had a conversation here on the Senate floor about this…

I wish to explain my absence from rollcall votes 230 and 231 on Thursday, December 15, 2011. I was unable to vote yesterday because I was back in Atchison, KS, paying my respects to slain police sergeant David Enzbrenner. Officer…

I know we are all anxious to reach a conclusion on significant legislation that is pending. It determines many things important to Americans and it creates the opportunity for Members of the Senate and the House to spend a little time at…

I want to say this. This is the way things were meant to be done in this body. Politics was meant to be the art of compromise, with people acting in good faith for the betterment of their country. That's what this omnibus appropriations…

I too want to join the chorus in commending Chairman Rogers, Chairman Simpson, and our ranking member, Norm Dicks, and the phenomenal work of the appropriations staff on both sides. Rich Healey and Shalanda Young, for example, have been…

Earlier today, I submitted a resolution with my colleagues from Ohio and Massachusetts, Senators Brown and Kerry, to recognize the 40th anniversary of the signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971 and to reaffirm our Nation's strong…

The key element for addressing too big to fail is that bondholders take losses.

I wish we would do more of this in which we take a broader picture.

The commitment and request made by 45 Senators remains the same today as it did 7 months ago: no confirmed Director, regardless of party affiliation, until basic changes are made to the structure of the CFPB.

I strongly urge this Committee to consider a series of hearings to specifically investigate the failure of MF Global and to identify solutions which can restore confidence.

Accountability and transparency at the CFPB is a goal that should be shared by every policymaker interested in protecting consumers from the abuses of the past.

Senator Warner and I soon this week are going to introduce legislation that we hope will generate additional startups and revive entrepreneurship in this country's economy.