So you have done that despite the fact that many Members have fought tooth and nail against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

I am told--our crack staff wanted me to tell you that we believe we have received over 3,000 consumer complaints thus far from the State of New Jersey.

I look forward to working with the Chair and his leadership hopefully in the next Congress to see if this is something that we within the housing context could prioritize.

Local public housing agencies across the Nation face an existential threat.

I want to speak to you about interest rate manipulations by large banks since the Fed plays a role, a key role in ensuring the integrity of interest rates that affect consumers, small businesses, and cities and towns across the country.

Congress should thus pass S. 1616, the 'Real Estate Investment and Jobs Act'.

At our hearing last November, I expressed concerns about the Military Lending Act, which caps interest rates for consumer credit to military borrowers at 36 percent but does not cover all loans.

Your testimony underscores a critical need for Washington to remember that our first project must be, as you put it, to accelerate economic growth and job creation.

I just do not understand how extracting oil from the ground is manufacturing, because that would make everybody who owns a well with water a water company that should be subject to getting the same deduction.

Our bill will make it easier for homeowners to refinance and lower their mortgage payments, which is both a popular and common sense way to help the housing market.

Finally, I know that earlier you mentioned in your testimony, legislation that Mr. Nelson and Mr. Roberts are sponsoring, that I am co-sponsoring, with reference to long-term care hospital improvements, which outlines specific criteria to…

Instead of supporting--which was the intention of the rum carry-over provision--the people of the territories to help improve the standard and quality of their lives, what we are doing is having millions of dollars go for profits for…