John Tierney

The goodness and the generosity of the American people is being abused.

So we are right back to the same people that were involved in the problem that instigated the investigation.

your testimony highlighted the creation of Task Force 2010 and Task Force Shafafiyat. It is a major signal, you say, for showing how serious you are about attempting to understand all of the problems with corruption that are going on in…

It is amazing that some people in both branches of this legislature seem to be flacking for Wall Street banks.

this is stunning, I really have to say, this whole display of being concerned about a consumer group...

What part of the English language, sir, don't you understand? We want the custodian of the records to bring the documents here.

The bank failed to protect and respect the rights of our service members.

This year, three banks were forced to pay multimillion-dollar settlements related to these abuses.

I think you are doing an excellent job on that.

No service member--no service member--should spend his or her personal time while they are in Iraq or Afghanistan trying to unwind customer service mistakes from a bank.

This committee can continue to do because it is an ongoing matter.

I think everybody on both sides of this dais have had these kinds of complaints coming in from their constituents.

The report describes in detail the systemic nature of these problems.

The lack of accountability for this greed and misdeeds is stunning.

I believe a comprehensive investigation by this committee is urgently needed.

This amendment is relatively straightforward. It ensures that two important Army Corps of Engineers accounts--construction and operation maintenance--be funded at last year's levels. I certainly understand that the committee was challenged…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $133,822,000)''. Page 6, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert…

This is a revised amendment that deals with the objection raised by the chairman on the previous amendment that was proposed on this matter. It still gets to the fundamental issue here, that we need to restore the Army Corps of Engineer…

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

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 3, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased by $133,822,000)''. Page 6, line 6, after the dollar amount, insert…

Obviously, when you talk about the sanctions, Congress passed a bill that allowed the Secretary some discretion into how she applied those sanctions, am I right, Ambassador?

I think that we have to have a real clear understanding of the current sanctions regime.

We all are familiar with the 2010 comprehensive Iran sanctions, the Accountability and Disinvestment Act of 2010.

We are just pleased that you are focusing some light on this issue, as we have been trying to do for some time.

Frankly, I think most of us do not care how it is you got the jurisdiction to have the hearing.