On rollcall No. 220 on passage of H.R. 1304, I am not recorded because I inadvertently missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' Personal Explanation

I would like to point out for the Record that both Mr. Walz and Mr. Wenstrup are both veterans, and we are so grateful for their service to our country in so many different ways. Mr. Chair, it was our first commander-in-chief, George…

We are all trying to get this right, because we have a lot of veterans who are in pain.

It's clear to me and I think everybody in this room that the VA, and God bless them, they are doing a horrible job when it comes to this issue.

So can't we agree, Chair Yellen, that this overregulation that we have seen in this economy for the past 7 or 8 years has been stifling growth and opportunity?

I happen to think, Chair Yellen, that we ought to do everything we can to grow this economy because that is just not fair and it is not right.

Do you think if we are able to balance our books, ma'am, and start paying down our debt, that would help our economy grow?

2 years ago, right here, I congratulated our New England Patriots on winning their fourth Super Bowl championship. Today I am proud to share the excitement of my fellow Mainers to congratulate our Patriots on capturing their fifth world…

I thank Chairman Goodlatte for yielding. We are very proud in our Second District of Maine to house Bates College, which I understand is the chairman's alma mater. I would like to speak a little bit today, Mr. Speaker, about these three…

I thank Chairman Huizenga and also Chairman Hensarling for bringing this very important issue before the American people. Mr. Speaker, it is a horrible idea to allow the United States Government to help the Iranian Government support…

What do you tell a family who is looking to add their fourth child to their family and they need to put a put a new bathroom in their house in Ellsworth, Maine, and they can't get a loan because of the regulations?

I will not support in any way, shape, or form any kind of bailout using taxpayer money for Wells Fargo.

You should have been trying to do the right thing, Mr. Stumpf, during these 13 settlements, fines, call them what you want, over 6 years totaling $11 billion.

I thank the chairman for recognizing that Oakland, Maine, is a central Maine metropolis, and I thank the chairman for quickly bringing this very important bipartisan bill to the floor. I want to salute the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Young)…

Last year your Administration... floated a horrible idea, which was to tax college savings plans. Do you agree that was a very bad idea?

Why wouldn't you continue to withhold those payments until they stopped sponsoring terrorism? Why wouldn't you do that?

the reason it was withdrawn... is because there were so many of us that made such a stink that it is a bad idea to tax college savings plans

When I was the State treasurer up in Maine, I came from the private sector and we were trying to do things quite differently to save as much money as we could for our taxpayers.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 9, line 23, strike ``Committee on Financial Services'' and insert ``Committees on Financial Services and…

I ask all of my colleagues here in the House, Republicans and Democrats, to stand with me, and to stand with our fellow Americans, and to stand with freedom-loving people throughout the world against terrorism. I ask, please, that everyone…

I thank the chairman very much for moving this very important bill through our Financial Services Committee onto the House floor. I also want to applaud my colleagues who have done so much work on this in our Terrorism Financing Task…

Do you also agree that untraceable cash is the currency of terrorism?

You will stand up against any attempt to tax retirement savings.

On rollcall No. 522, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye.'' ____________________

And they vowed to kill as many Americans as they can and they have blood on their hands right now.