I claim the time in opposition to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the gentleman's concern about fraud in our financial system--it is a serious problem that impacts far too many Americans. However, his intent in offering this unnecessary and unworkable amendment seems to be to ensure this…

If Democrats are serious about wanting to help underserved communities thrive, they will oppose this amendment. Instead, they should support the underlying bill, which will help Americans from all walks of life realize their version of the…

Republicans agree that the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and other institutions last March should be studied to better understand their impact on lending and community banks. That is why the Financial Services Committee devoted much of…

I would mention to my good friend, my colleague, Mr. Lynch, that the preemption clauses were struck in the manager's amendment. I do certainly appreciate the gentleman's concern about fraud in our financial system. However, his intent in…

I claim the time in opposition as I am opposed to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

The closed-end funds are a very popular tool for everyday investors who gain exposure to private markets in a safe, appropriately regulated way. As I said, approximately 3 million Americans rely on these products to build wealth and save…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: DIVISION D--INCREASING INVESTOR OPPORTUNITIES SEC. 4001. CLOSED-END COMPANY…

A key tenet of H.R. 2799 is to increase access to investment opportunities for everyday investors. Under the guise of investor protection, this amendment would arbitrarily limit the amount nonaccredited investors can invest in a private…

There has been no accountability for the Administration's total failure to protect U.S. troops and citizens.

Today, more than 2 years after the Biden Administration's shameful, tragic, and utterly misguided flight from Afghanistan, it has become clear that the President was determined to abandon the country at any cost and with no conditions.

The responsibility, the absolute debacle in Afghanistan, rests on this Administration's shoulders, period.

Well, I sure hope there are limits, especially about legal purchases by U.S. citizens of Bibles.

China represents an urgent threat to the United States and its partners.

China has disseminated propaganda across the Indo-Pacific falsely claiming that AUKUS undermines nonproliferation goals.

My question to you today is, what legal authority do you have to justify a search and request for individual bank customer records?

The fact that the Chinese Communist Party, or CCP, finds AUKUS so terrifying is a clear sign that the partnership is the right path forward.

In my limited time--and you may have to answer for the record--China is expected to increase its nuclear arsenal many times over by 2030.

Absent a warrant, Ms. Gacki, my constituents in Missouri and Missouri's 2nd District should not have their legal purchases at Dick's Sporting Goods or the purchase of a Bible become the knowledge of Federal regulators like FinCEN.

We need to devote real time and energy to address remaining pitfalls and ensure AUKUS' success.

China intends to supplant the U.S. as the global leader in critical and emerging technologies at any cost: bullying, bribery, and outright IP theft.

I regret that I was not present for votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 9 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 10. personal explanation

I would encourage you to do that. These costs are just exorbitant.

I regret that I was not present for recorded votes today. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 692, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 693, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 694, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 695, ``yea'' on rollcall No…

I agree that this crisis is not a funding problem. It is a policy problem and it's a huge national security risk and it's a huge humanitarian atrocity.