Jerry Moran

The definition of 'well capitalized' seems to have a different definition in regard to whether or not you are a large or small bank.

We are waiting for the evidence that something is different in regard to those community banks.

If you are seeking a loan at a community bank and you are someplace in a larger city with a larger financial institution, those personal relationships are important in rural States like mine.

The minority would respectfully request of the majority that such colloquies, including the one that just transpired, as well as future ones, be shared with the minority. They are meant to be a clarification of language and funding in the…

The reality is that this is a bad bill. There may be some good people who have been involved in putting it together. I like the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, but the fact is that this would severely restrict our government's…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 20, insert after the dollar amount the following: ``(reduced by $18,663,000)''. Page 92, line 1, insert after…

As I noted previously, there are a lot of winners and losers in H.R. 2584. Two of the winners are the oil and gas companies and the cattle grazers who use our publicly owned land. One of the losers is Indians who need Sanitation…

This amendment cuts every environmental, conservation, and cultural program across the bill, totaling $3 billion in cuts, and then puts those funds in the spending reduction account. The funding in the bill is already grossly inadequate…

I support the distinguished gentleman from Missouri. Mr. Cleaver's amendment would add a modest $3 million to the Environmental Protection Agency for the Urban Waters Initiative, which the subcommittee refused to fund. EPA and the…

I am disappointed by the outcome of the vote today in which a proposal I believe had the most merit for moving us in the right direction in regard to raising the debt ceiling and moving us toward the direction of a balanced budget failed…

First of all, the letter that was sent did not request polystyrene products by any means. It was referring to another product that was corn based. Certainly Mr. Brady was not recommending dangerous Styrofoam material. The Acting CHAIR. The…

At the beginning of the year, the House did away with the composting program that had been part of the Green the Capitol Initiative. It has been a success. People around the country were watching it and in fact following the example that…

With regard to the argument that the gentlemen makes, first of all it seems to me that we should set ourselves on record, and the appropriations bill is the ultimate source of funding for the Capitol complex. But the argument that this…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title) insert the following: limitation on use of funds for…

I ask unanimous consent that Jara Settles, an intern on my staff, have floor privileges for the remainder of the day. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________

I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

yesterday, I was on the Senate floor talking about this piece of legislation that is now pending before the Senate, passed by the House of Representatives earlier this week. I am a sponsor and supporter of cut, cap, and balance and believe…

Last night, we were asked to amend the Constitution, after two-and-a-quarter centuries, in a way that will permanently limit the ability of our government to foster competitiveness in a global economy, to generate greater equality of…

in my view something significant happened yesterday in the House of Representatives. I am pleased with the outcome of the passage of the cut, cap, and balance legislation. I think we have a serious responsibility here in the Congress to…

I thank the Senator from South Dakota and would indicate that, yes, Kansas is one of those 49 States in our Constitution in which we are prohibited in almost all ways of living beyond our means. It has been something that the Kansas…

I haven't read Ayn Rand for 45 years, so all I have as a reference point is what I've observed over the last 20 years in this body. I remember when we were trying to pull out of the last recession in 1990. George H.W. Bush called the…

What we are asking for is not radical. Transparency and accountability are our goals.

the nomination is dead on arrival because it does nothing to increase accountability or shed light on the operations of the CFPB.

But in my view, the financial collapse around the corner is the most expected economic crisis in our lifetime, yet nothing is being done to stop it.