Robert Pittenger: “I have a great respect for Chinese investments. Notwithstanding that, I do have a concern for their focus today.”

I think we need to step back and reassess the CFIUS process and make sure it is optimized for the world of today and tomorrow.

I thank the chairman for his exemplary leadership on behalf of our military and in defense of our country. We are deeply grateful for him. Mr. Speaker, I say today how pleased and grateful I am that our Foreign Investment Risk Review…

I recognize the impediments that have been placed upon the banking industry today--in North Carolina alone we have lost 40 percent of our banks--and truly restricting credit and capital, particularly in the rural communities which I serve.

This is a very serious problem that needs to be addressed with diligent haste.