Jerry Moran

I think entrepreneurship, startup companies are a great opportunity for our country's economy.

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.

I thought the CFTC, at least at first blush, made sensible reform yesterday in regard to the use of the segregated accounts.

Dodd-Frank...may have reduced the risk of failure of financial institutions that create a systemic risk.

Nothing suggests that the concentration of economic power is any less today.

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.

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.

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.

just a few moments ago we cast several votes in regard to the so-called payroll tax holiday. I opposed both the Republican amendment and the Democratic amendment. There were significant differences between these two versions of this…

I am here to speak on another topic, but it has been my privilege to hear the discussion between the Senator from South Carolina, Mr. Graham, and the Senator from Connecticut, Mr. Lieberman, about what I think is a very serious debate…

This is my first opportunity as a member of the U.S. Senate to serve the role of introducing.

I will try to take full advantage of those extra 56 seconds. Mr. Speaker, I'm a cosponsor of this bipartisan legislation, and I want to speak on its behalf. I heard about a conversation that Bill Clinton had with Steve Jobs. Apple Computer…

I will try to be judicious in using that time. I very much thank my good friend from Memphis for yielding me the time. This legislation is modest in scope, but it is very important because it puts this country in the right direction of…

today I am proud to honor the 50th anniversary of the Center of Latin American Studies at the University of Kansas. The Center was founded in 1961 to equip KU students to face the political, economic, sociological and geographical…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have to rise in opposition to this balanced budget amendment. I did vote for a similar measure in 1995, but the events over the last 15 years have brought to mind the axiom ``fool me once…

I thank the gentleman. Furthermore, House Joint Resolution 2 would require a three-fifths majority to raise the debt ceiling. This would only increase the likelihood of a catastrophic debt default like the one we barely avoided this…

It's the wrong medicine for today's ailing economy. Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair reminds Members to heed the gavel.

And that is exactly the kind of nominees and, those that we will confirm, the officials that we need in this country.

The first reason this bill should be defeated is that it usurps State authority and replaces it with a lowest-common-denominator Federal directive. This is a radical piece of legislation. In fact, today 43 States are not in compliance with…

Mr. Hoenig has been a friend and an adviser of mine for several years now, and I always appreciated his frank and honest advice and suggestions.

And to me that shows the sign of significant intellectual capabilities and analyzing not for the crowd at the moment but for what is in the long-term best interest of our country.

Reserving the right to object, Mr. President, I am a member of the Appropriations Committee, and a member--in fact, the ranking minority member--of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee. The amendment the majority…

for Edie and Larry, farming is more than just a way to make a living it is a way of life. Together they make a great team, and their commitment to the Farm Bureau and the values it represents is widely known. Edie and Larry's leadership…

We can't cut our way to national prosperity. Since President Obama took office, private sector employment has steadily grown; but largely due to misguided priorities of many Republican officeholders, public sector cuts have offset that…

yesterday we concluded our work here in the Senate on our version of the Agriculture appropriations bill. I am a member of the Appropriations Committee, a member of the agriculture appropriations subcommittee, and I supported the…