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Annie L. McLane Kuster is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Kuster has focused on issues such as healthcare, women's rights, and economic development throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for expanding access to affordable healthcare and has worked on initiatives to support small businesses in her district.
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 women-owned'' and…
we are one of the more bipartisan committees on Capitol Hill. We share your outrage and concern
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 table when…
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 membership of…
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 encouraged to…
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It takes real courage to put your careers at risk for coming forward and calling attention to these problems and concerns.
if you want to actually change the culture, you have to change the view, not just it is the first step that we will take care of whistleblowers and treat them fairly, but that something will actually happen to those employees who enter…
I want to address my remarks to Ms. Flanz and Ms. Lerner, but I do want to thank the whistleblowers for bringing your individual cases.
Thank you Mr. Chairman. This afternoon, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is holding a follow-up hearing.
The VA and Congress must work together to end this culture of fear and retaliation.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses for being with us today.
For the record, I would like to make a request that the members of this committee receive a copy of that audit in April 2015 when that becomes available.
How much of the Commission's enforcement actions do you think are seen just as the cost of doing business?
Consumers I believe deserve to know what is in their food, but it is also necessary that FDA implement regulations to ensure that the labeling of GMO products is fair and standardized and transparent.
I certainly agree that consumers have a right to know what they are eating, and I also believe that we need to be clear and take a science-based approach when we are discussing GMOs.
This is often an emotional argument, and it is my hope that moving forward we can have it be more of a fact-based open discussion on all sides.
I opposed Dodd-Frank for that very reason because I didn't think we were adequately enforcing the rules and regulations we had in place at the time.
I think one of the greatest national disgraces we have in this country right now is that we have such a high number of homeless and jobless veterans.
I really appreciate your comment that we may be too focused on the past financial crisis and not enough on the future, which you identify as a crisis in market liquidity.
These legislative hearings are vital as the subcommittee begins our work to ensure that the important legislation moves forward.
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