today is the 26th day of the longest government shutdown in American history. Weeks ago, the Senate voted unanimously to keep the government open. The House has now passed multiple bipartisan bills to end the shutdown, but President Trump…

For the proposal to help customers make good decisions, they need first to understand the difference between a broker and an investment adviser.

As you know, right now investment advisers are subject to what is called a fiduciary standard.

Let me suggest, Mr. Chairman, if it is the same, just use the same words.

We need a clear, uniform fiduciary standard for advisers and brokers.

So one option would simply be to make brokers subject to the same fiduciary standard that investment advisers are subject to, but you did not do that.

It is your job to worry when the public seems to think there is nothing to worry about.

But, we also know that a decade ago, Bernie Madoff was far from the biggest threat to most families.

The priorities of these corporations are clear--buying back shares can boost a company's stock price, which can mean even bigger bonuses for corporate executives.

It is time to question whether it is too easy for companies to buy back their shares.

When your own study shows that disclosures do not work to help regular investors make informed decisions, will you move away from a disclosure-based approach in your final rule and just adopt a uniform fiduciary standard for both advisers…

A decade ago, the regulators in the Bush administration failed the country, and the price was enormous.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for 5 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection?

10 years ago, greedy financial institutes crashed our economy and crushed working families all across this country. Millions of Americans lost their jobs, millions lost their homes, and millions lost their life savings. That crisis was no…

I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant bill clerk proceeded to call the roll.

for decades powerful interests have been working to take over our courts and tilt the scales of justice in favor of billionaires and giant corporations. President Trump has been all in, nominating extreme and partisan judges to the Federal…

But, there's a reason that the Constitution puts the hard calls on the civilian part of government.

We are spending, this year, $700 billion on defense, and the only priority I hear from you... is 'more.'

The long-term-debt issue, if you look at the CBO's 20-year projections, is clearly driven by Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.

I think all of those things that you cited are things that also contribute enormously to the national security.

If we continue to prioritize investment in defense at the expense of infrastructure, education, basic research, then we will have a hollow country.

The security and well-being of the United States are at greater risk than anytime in decades.

We need to stop treating domestic policy and national security as if they're unrelated to each other.

You committed to replacing over 50 miles of pipeline, replacing all in-home gas appliances, and providing temporary appliance heating and housing sources for residents.