We need to work together to ensure that Dodd-Frank implementation protects consumers and our economy as a whole without cutting off access to capital to small businesses.

I would like to thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly) for his comments and certainly for his support of what I think is a very practical, commonsense bill that deals with an issue that we need to address. And I think it is very…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 724; and I would like to start off by thanking the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta) for his leadership on this issue and for his willingness to work…

In June of this year, 230 House Members, including 30 Members who are on this committee, including myself, sent a letter to the President calling for currency manipulation disciplines to actually be written into the TPP.

currency manipulation has cost millions of jobs in the United States and many of those jobs were in my home State of Michigan.

I sent a letter to the Administration in December of 2011 which argued that Japan should not be included in the TPP negotiations until they open up their market to U.S. automobiles.

I am proud to rise today to honor the heroic efforts in Vietnam of two veterans of the United States Marine Corps who today call San Diego their home: Colonel Robert Joseph Modrzejewski and Colonel Jay Vargas. Colonel Modrzejewski was the…

I have raised a number of concerns about Japan's entry into the trade talks until they open their markets, particularly to U.S. autos.

I now yield myself as much time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 634, the Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013. I'm proud to have coauthored this bipartisan legislation with my colleague, Michael…

I have no further requests for time from the Financial Services Committee. I ask unanimous consent to allow the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McIntyre) from the Agriculture Committee to control the rest of the time. The SPEAKER pro…

We need to put an end to the taxpayer-funded bailouts, but we must also ensure that responsible, hardworking families can still achieve the dream of homeownership.

Affordable, responsible homeownership is a cornerstone of the American middle class and vibrant communities across our great Nation.

I rise to urge my colleagues to reject this rule and reject H.R. 3. We've already seen the impact of tar sands oil in my district. Piles of petroleum coke three stories tall and a city block wide are sitting on the banks of the Detroit…

Today the House will consider H.R. 1406, inaccurately named the Working Families Flexibility Act. Instead of helping hard-working Americans earn an honest wage and more flexible work hours, this bill makes it harder on folks already…

As you know, the IMF was originally created to help strengthen our European partners in the wake of World War II and to help ensure that they would be strong, healthy democracies.

It seems to me, too, as I have watched the IMF and policies here on the Hill over the years, that there has always been a lot of bipartisan support from Congress and certainly from Administrations in the White House no matter who was in…

I think the role of the IMF was extraordinarily important in the global recovery from the very severe financial crisis of 2008.

I co-authored this bipartisan legislation, which would help protect businesses that rely on derivatives to responsibly manage risk, with Mr. Grimm.

Clearly, we need to put an end to taxpayer-funded bailouts.

Our status quo is unsustainable but completely eliminating any government role in the mortgage market would likely undermine the housing recovery.

I believe they continue to receive direct funding and certain types of logistical support from parts of the ISI.

We are the doctors and the lawyers and the educated people from the border areas. We would like to reconcile with you and be partners with you.

I don't believe that reconciliation is possible with these organizations.

I would like to save Pakistan. And I don't argue with the designation. But I do think we should be clear that there is some distinctions.

The people are by and large moderate, that they want to be friends with us and other countries around the world.