Bill Huizenga

I am prepared to close, Mr. Speaker, and reserve the balance of my time.

I wish I had actually asked if the gentlewoman would yield because I am confused. I am confused on a bill that she has voted three times--I am positive--three different bills, how that is divisive, how it is not targeted with significant…

I guess I would express to my colleagues that we have a role here, and the SEC has a role here, and I am not sure that the SEC is executing that.

I guess it is up to us and I am--in fact, I have mentioned this to the chairman as well, I think it would behoove us on this committee and I am happy to be Vice Chair of the Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee to go see it for ourselves.

I am concerned, I guess philosophically. We are on a little bit of a slippery slope here as well using securities laws to battle societal ills here.

I actually would love to work with Mr. Foster and others if we can find some legislative resolution to this

If you could see what I have seen about how the narcotics traffickers, the cartels, deal with people who get in their way or don't cooperate with them, it is chilling.

The reality is that it is becoming more and more prevalent in this country. It is permeating us more and more and more every day.

And I find that personally very unfortunate.

In your testimony, though, you talked about focusing on victims who have suffered 'quantifiable pecuniary harm.'

You are in our thoughts and prayers.

So I am curious how us requesting a rule--a simple step in most people's view--a simple rules-based policy, how is that different than the mandate--the tri-mandate that was laid out in Humphrey-Hawkins and defended every single day by…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 10, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $788,111,800)''. Page 152, line 15, after the dollar amount…

On rollcall No. 397 there was a technical issue with my voting card and I was detained getting to the well of the House to vote by physical card. I would have voted ``yes.'' Amendment No. 22 Offered by Mrs. Blackburn The Acting CHAIR. The…

I cannot figure out, Mr. Chairman, why so many of my colleagues are willing to hand over their constitutional standing, I would argue their constitutional duty to fulfill oversight responsibility.

It was introduced by our colleague, Paul Broun, and I am a cosponsor of it.

We must lift this veil of secrecy and ensure that the Fed is accountable to the people's representatives.

I introduced H.R. 5018, the Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act, pulling back the curtain of the Fed.

The Federal Reserve has gained unprecedented power, influence, and control over the financial system while remaining shrouded in mystery to the American people.

I would agree with that, those sentiments of my colleague. We do need to make sure that we are maintaining a manufacturing base of not just large, not just medium size, but small companies as well. I think, in this particular situation…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 10002. None of the funds made available by this…

QM" is quickly become known as "quitting mortgages.

The disclosures that I see now... are more confusing, I think, to the people in the general public.

Openness and transparency. It seems to me that the goal--I wasn't here for the creation of Dodd-Frank.

I am prepared to close, but I, too, would like to thank my friend, Mr. Scott from Georgia, for working with Representative Meeks to bring this to the forefront. With that, I yield back the balance of my time.