Barney Frank: “I'm a little puzzled. You said no amendments were submitted, but Mr. McGovern did ask for one on behalf of Mr. Van…”

I want to respond to Ms. Waggoner who reads the bill--yes, you read the bill; you don't read every other line.

Congress generally, and this subcommittee in particular has historically played a critical role in strengthening accountability at the World Bank.

One thing that not only Barney Frank, Ms. Barnes and also Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice O'Connor agreed on is that that Kelo decision stripped those three words out of the Fifth Amendment, 'for public use.'

the very vitality of America's free enterprise economy is rooted in property rights, and without them, capital can't make wise investments.