Deborah Koff Ross

So, when you present a case to the DOJ and they say, 'Well, there's just insufficient evidence to go before grand jury,' or, 'We don't think a criminal act has been committed,' and yet you know or you feel confident that it may have but…

It should have a dual purpose: First being a shield, a shield to protect those who have seen the wrongdoings...

I thank my good friend from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga). I rise today in support of my good friend from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner's) legislation, H.R. 78, the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act. The American people have grown tired of unaccountable…

I thank my friend from Georgia for yielding. I rise today to support this rule and to express my strong disapproval of President Obama and his administration's refusal to veto the anti-Israel resolution adopted by the United Nations…

The MetLife decision I think exposed something that we have been concerned about for quite some time.

Let's talk about those guidelines because I know they were brought up earlier, and they are statutorily put in there.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Chair Yellen, thank you very much for being here.

I thank my good friend from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur) for yielding. And I do wish to say hello to our good friend from Hungary, Ambassador Szemerkenyi. I am grateful, quite frankly, to have this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, as I rise today to…

I thank my colleague from Alabama for this legislation and for this opportunity. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 4361, the Government Reform and Improvement Act of 2016, and in support of my legislation that is included in this…

Today I rise to recognize the 100th anniversary of the Farm Credit System. Established by Congress in 1916, Farm Credit's mission is to provide a reliable source of credit for United States farmers. At the time of Farm Credit's creation…

if we don't have some element of success in actually preventing what we are setting out to do, then what good is all this intelligence and surveillance that we are doing?

if there is no enforcement, then what good is it that we do?

What has concerned me and continues to concern me has been the lack of enforcement.

there are things we could do better.

I want to thank my colleague from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano) for his efforts and leadership in this regard. Look, this isn't the be-all-to-end-all, but it is the best first step that we can have as a Congress to make sure that we give our…

Providing American homeowners and businessowners more affordable consumer options in the flood insurance marketplace has been one of my top priorities since I was elected to Congress to represent central Florida and the Tampa Bay region in…

Do you realize they had over 8 million--or right at 8 million payday loans in the State of Florida last year?

But what I am suggesting--to you, sir, is you are not using logic and reason to dictate what is going to be a policy that is forthcoming in spring.

Do you know how many complaints they had registered with the Financial Services Regulatory? 117.

We had a terrible problem in Florida. We addressed that back in the early 2000s.

We have been able to, in the State of Florida under our regulatory scheme, reduce the use of online loans, which we don't want to see our consumers go to.

Can you give me in 18 seconds or less a little anticipation of what we may see in the rule you are going to promulgate this spring with regard to short-term loans?

Do you think we could do that in Somalia?

And that is the incentive, I think, that we are skirting around.

I think it is important that as this task force continues its discovery, that we not only learn what is the best multilateral way to engage in cooperation with the countries that we are seeking cooperation and to provide technical…