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…

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…

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…

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.

Pursuant to clause 2(e)(4) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House, public hearing records of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs are also published in electronic form.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And thank you to our witnesses for being with us today.

The VA and Congress must work together to end this culture of fear and retaliation.

What is the procedure for a disciplinary proceeding to set the example?

It takes real courage to put your careers at risk for coming forward and calling attention to these problems and concerns.

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.

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…