Blaine Luetkemeyer

My concern with this whole thing is that if the RRGs want to go down this road, they are going to have to understand that they are going to have to play by a different set of rules than they are playing with right now.

I have the right to close, so I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has the right to close.

Since its inception, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has disregarded congressional intent in a number of alarming ways. Under the previous Director, Richard Cordray, the agency took it upon itself to essentially write law through…

Today I rise to discuss an issue that is probably on the radar for almost everybody in this country that is watching or listening, but it involves new accounting standards being proposed called CECL. This is supposed to put some…

I urge the committee to take concrete steps to eliminate the fraud and abuse.

Flood insurance is a critical issue for my constituents.

We can all agree this committee can and should come together in a bipartisan manner.

I reiterate my support for H.R. 1414, the FinCEN Improvement Act, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I reiterate my support for the bill. I thank Mr. Cleaver for his personal testimony today. It was very compelling. It is a tremendous story of success in the use of these things and how changing our neighborhoods can really be helpful. Mr…

I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rothfus), who is vice chair of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, and the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Beatty) for their work on this legislation. For years, the…

The National Flood Insurance Program is critical to millions of Americans who need access to affordable flood insurance, but it is also in desperate need of reform. The current construct of the NFIP doesn't serve anyone well. Taxpayers are…

What we have learned is that this is not only a domestic problem, but an international one.

We have passed bipartisan legislation on Operation Choke Point and the regulators tell us that it isn't happening.

My hope would be, Mr. Secretary, that you would take the lead in having harmonization with all the agencies with regards to guidance.

Mr. Secretary, I appreciate your comments today, and I know that this is an issue that is paramount with a lot of the banking industry.

I thank Chairman Hensarling for his commitment to regulatory relief. We wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for his diligence and for the hard work of all of the great folks of the Financial Services Committee, on both sides of the aisle…

I thank the chairman for his patience on this issue. I want to start by thanking the Senator from Kansas, Mr. Moran, and, more specifically, also thank the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin) for his hard work on the House companion…

The chairman can be assured that since my team was one and done, I will skip the bracket discussion here. Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Poliquin) for his work on this very reasonable legislation…

I thank Chairman Hensarling for his tireless work in bringing this and so many other commonsense bills to the floor. I also want to thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton) for his commitment to this issue. The lack of consistency…

I thank the chairman for his hard work and leadership on our committee. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Colorado, Mr. Tipton, for being such a champion for this initiative and others to bring about a more responsible, effective…

I claim the time in opposition. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

I thank Chairman Hensarling for all his great work and leadership on our Financial Services Committee and also thank the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Loudermilk) for crafting a commonsense, bipartisan bill that requires the Federal…

I appreciate the opportunity to discuss this matter today. It is kind of interesting that we have before us an amendment that basically is something that deals with a financial services bill, something that deals with a financial services…

For millions of customers and small business owners who rely on our financial system each and every day, overregulation from Washington has meant increased fees, fewer services, and diminished access to credit.

I thank the chairman for his great leadership and for helping us with this legislation. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4296, legislation that would set reasonable parameters for Federal financial regulators when establishing…