Blaine Luetkemeyer

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the combined rule for H.R. 4296, my bill that addresses difficulties with operational risk capital requirements imposed on financial institutions, and H.R. 4607, the…

Operation Chokepoint has a chilling effect on financial institutions and their customers.

I thank Chairman Hensarling for the time. To say that the current regulatory climate presents challenges for small financial institutions would be a drastic understatement. Today, regulators require more and more from community banks in…

I thank the chairman for his hard work on our committee and leadership as well. Mr. Speaker, I want to start by thanking the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer) for sponsoring this very important legislation. Banks and credit unions of…

I want to start by thanking Chairman Hensarling for his support of this legislation and his dedication to a more reasonable regulatory regime. I would also like to thank my good friend, Representative David Scott from Georgia, for being a…

I thank the chairman for his steadfast support on so many important financial services issues. Mr. Speaker, first, I want to quickly lend my support to the tax package slated to be considered by the House today. This legislation will bring…

I thank the gentleman from Michigan for his diligent work on this issue. I also thank Chairman Hensarling from Texas for all of the leadership that he has given us throughout the year on this particular issue as well. Several years ago…

I thank the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hensarling), our distinguished chairman of the committee. I want to start by thanking the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Tenney), who has become a real advocate for small financial institutions and…

I just want to reiterate that this bill is about greater transparency and accountability among the banking regulators. The Federal Government should not be able to intimidate financial institutions into dropping entire sectors of the…

I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Luetkemeyer) that the House suspend the rules and pass the…

I thank the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Barr) for his continued commitment to issues surrounding the availability of affordable manufactured housing. He has been a patient champion on this and many other issues that impact Americans…

I thank Chairman Hensarling for his leadership on this issue. I also want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer) for taking a lead on this important legislation. As an elected official, I have the opportunity to interact with…

Your story is not different from a lot of men that try to get in. Small businesses are tough to start.

It is interesting, some of the debate we are having here this afternoon. We are picking around on the edges of some things and don't really understand the unintended consequences of what we are trying to do here. The amendment that is…

May I ask how much time I have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Missouri has 15 seconds remaining.

In June, the House passed H.R. 10, the Financial CHOICE Act, with overwhelming support. Section 713 of the Financial CHOICE Act contained language to subject the CFPB to the annual congressional appropriations process. Under the Dodd-Frank…

Just to close, I would encourage all the Members to oppose the amendment. It is curious why we have someone here who is fighting the ability of Congress to do its job to provide oversight. So I ask the question: Are we fearful of somebody…

The Fed already has all this information. This is one of my concerns with the stress tests.

This inconsistent approach to regulation has a negative effect on the economy at the local, national, and global levels.

The U.S. economy has grown post-Dodd-Frank, and the financial system is far safer and fairer for consumers.

I thank the chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subommittee, Mr. Barr, for all his hard work.

There is a near unanimous feeling that document productions fall into a black hole with the Fed providing little to no meaningful feedback on supervisory issues.

I will let you gentlemen get home. And again, thank you for your expertise and your willingness to be with us.

I thank the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Buck) for his help in quickly bringing this resolution to the floor. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of this rule and the underlying resolution, which would block the Consumer Financial…

That is what arbitration is all about, to allow the individual to defend himself. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.