Robert Pittenger

As I travel throughout my 9th District in North Carolina, I meet with community bank leaders who tell me time and again of the struggles that they have with regulations pouring out of Washington, D.C.

I stand regarding the qualified mortgage rule that will go into effect this Friday. This rule is going to have a devastating effect on the housing industry. Once again, the long hand of the Federal Government goes out to dictate policy to…

Thank you, Mr. Collins. Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of precious Kilah Davenport, a sweet little girl at the age of 3 years old, who was taken by her caregiver and bashed her head against the wall. As a result, Kilah has suffered…

Your work will not be in vain. You play a very important role and as you continue to live and to speak...

The issues of human rights, religious liberties, and the rule of law in China have been of great importance to me my entire adult life.

You have taken up the cause of liberty, of freedom, of democracy, something that you will never be able to break from.

On rollcall No. 593, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' personal explanation

Much attention has been focused recently on the flawed rollout of ObamaCare. Sadly, a potential bigger problem has now emerged. Once consumers battle their way through the glitchy Web site, much of the highly sensitive personal information…

We gave up a lot in the late 1990s when we gave up Most Favored Nation trading status and we no longer have leverage on human rights and religious liberties. I regret we did that.

In honor of Throwback Thursday, I would like to read to my colleagues the words of then-Senator Barack Obama during the debate on March 16, 2006, about raising the debt limit: The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's…

I was frankly disappointed and really perplexed yesterday when the President of the United States called a meeting in the White House and asked the Speaker of the House to come and meet. He asked the leader of the Democrats in the House to…

We were elected to be Representatives--to represent our districts, to represent our constituents, to listen, and to respond. Mr. Speaker, I have been listening. I have been listening to phone calls. I have been reading emails. I have been…

Let's talk about responsibility tonight, Mr. Speaker. You know, we've gotten notices from our constituents for the last many weeks that their premiums now, they're getting their notices, they're going up. I had one doctor who wrote me with…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, this discussion tonight reminds me of a courtroom scene with Jack Nicholson in ``A Few Good Men'': The truth? You can't handle the truth. Mr. Speaker, we have shown the other side how premiums are…

The false promises of ObamaCare are now coming to light. The President promised a $2,500 reduction in premiums. Well, the average now is $3,000. I get countless calls every day and emails from my constituents about the increase in their…

On rollcall No. 381, I inadvertently missed the vote. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 15 Offered by Mr. Blumenauer The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment…

The government has, in many ways, been complicit in a way to cause those consumers that we are so concerned about to have an inordinate amount of debt and obligation that has been catastrophic for their lives and their families.

Last week, America celebrated its 237th birthday. As I spoke with constituents at parades and other events, the number one concern I heard was about the need for better jobs. Twelve million Americans are out of work, Mr. Speaker, and 4.3…

Year after year, decade after decade, the American people have been held captive to the Middle East for what we pay for the price of gas. Even today, war-torn Syria, with its own civil war, has impacted the price of gas that each of us…

You may not get an immediate response but you have to stand for what is right for the long term.

Allowing for freedom of expression via the Internet will be critical to advancing human rights in China.

Chinese hacking is hurting the attempts by the people of China to advance their own human rights.

Blocking imports of products that either incorporate intellectual property stolen from U.S. companies or are from companies otherwise that benefit from cyber theft will send the message that we have had enough.

On rollcall No. 272, McClintock Amendment No. 92, I inadvertently voted ``no'' and intended to vote ``yes.'' Had I been present, I would have voted ``yes.'' Amendment No. 44 Offered by Mr. Gibson The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business…

However well-intentioned, it will end up restricting mortgage credit, making it more difficult to serve a diverse and creditworthy population.