Blaine Luetkemeyer

I first would like to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Hurt) for his hard work on H.R. 5424. Since joining this body, Mr. Hurt has been a tireless advocate for small business creation, capital formation, and working with families…

I want to thank the distinguished gentleman and friend from Texas, the chairman of the Rules Committee, for that eloquent introduction. I also thank him for all of his hard work on his committee as well as bringing this important bill to…

How does the Federal Government get rid of an industry it doesn't like? Simple. It cuts that industry off from the financial services sector--the lifeblood of every business in this country. It sounds impossible, doesn't it? However, that…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

As somebody who has been on both sides of the table with regard to financial services--as a regulator and on the other side of the table as a businessperson--I think I have a unique perspective on what is going on here. We also have a…

One of the problems with the QM rule is that by saying it is a qualified mortgage means it is a qualified mortgage, inferring that it is a preferred mortgage.

I believe Dodd-Frank has caused the big banks to get bigger and put the pressure on the small banks to go out of business and merge with them.

community banks have become profitable in spite of Dodd-Frank; definitely not because of Dodd-Frank.

The cost of the smallest commercial industrial loans has risen at least 10 percent from the pre-crisis average.

Dodd-Frank fueled a 21 percent surge in checking fees, 15 percent fewer credit card accounts since 2008.

73 percent of community banks report regulatory burdens are preventing them from making residential loans.

H.R. 1233, the Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act (CLEARR Act), introduced by Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

Discussions of financial reform are often centered on big cities and large institutions on Wall Street, but today we will hear from those areas of rural America, form Main Street, which can too often be overlooked in these conversations.

you wonder why banks get out of lending. You wonder why they are getting exposed to this.

Again, I thank the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Stivers), as well as Ms. Sewell and Mrs. Beatty from the other side for their fine work and their support. I appreciate all of the work that was done. Mr. Speaker, I…

I thank Ms. Sinema and Mr. Fitzpatrick for their fine work on this piece of legislation, which basically is a commonsense piece of legislation to help a lot of our small, biotech companies to be able to do a better job of managing their…

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. We certainly are appreciative of all the remarks of my colleagues who are here this evening--and Mr. Hardy, who is following--with regard to this important issue and something that the Speaker is…

Today, the House will consider H.R. 3791, legislation to raise the consolidated asset threshold under the Federal Reserve's small bank holding company policy statement. To say that the current regulatory environment presents challenges for…

I just want to make a few comments here. It seems that the ranking member, as eloquently as she has spoken, continues to deflect from the bill we are talking about with regard to talking about mortgage servicing assets, the mortgage crisis…

It is certainly rewarding and heartwarming to see that the ladies and gentlemen on the other side of the aisle continue to support our bill from the standpoint they recognize that where there is a problem, Operation Choke Point exists…

I am proud to offer H.R. 766, Mr. Chairman. It is a bipartisan piece of legislation that provides transparency and accountability among Federal banking regulators and the Department of Justice. This legislation comes in response to the…

May I inquire how much time is remaining on each side, please. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois). The gentleman from Missouri has 19 minutes remaining, and the gentlewoman from California has 9 minutes remaining.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, and the order of the House of January 25, 2016, this 5-minute vote on passage of H.R. 3700 will be followed by…

I would just like to speak in support of the amendment. I believe the amendment reduces the burden on families for using solutions that already are likely to be in place with regards to interacting through other means testing programs. I…

In listening to the discussion with the gentleman from Minnesota with regard to his amendment, he made the comment that they already report it whenever the people don't make their payments, and they need to be reporting it when they do…