Mr. Speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. Mr. Speaker, I would first like to commend…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 1, and I offer that amendment at this time. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, beginning on line 19, strike ``is…

Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster). The amendment was agreed to.

Madam Chair, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Maxine Waters).

we are one of the more bipartisan committees on Capitol Hill. We share your outrage and concern

Mr. Chair, my amendment is straightforward. The underlying bill encourages but does not require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to include women-owned small businesses and minority-owned small businesses in the…

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk, amendment No. 2. I offer that amendment at this time. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 4, line 20, strike ``minority- and…

Mr. Chair, the underlying bill before us today authorizes a small business advisory board to advise the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on small business concerns and practices. I agree that small businesses must have a seat at the…

I want to know when somebody is putting together a $100 million lobby.

I share the bipartisan angst and this is really challenging for all of us.

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