The second bill is H.R. 1523, introduced by Representative Scott Garrett, which would provide community banks with new capital options.

we created a new system, the CFPB, which is above the law.

no one is above the law.

Knowing now what happened, did you have the authority in your area? They all said, 'Yes, we did.'

something we can agree on is that the Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful to refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

the cost of litigation is strangling the market, and the availability of credit is thereby cut back on lending to potential homeowners.

I saw the destruction and I saw the devastation firsthand of the storm.

The proposal before us is the resurrection of a bank that embodies the corruption of the free enterprise system. Yes, we have the opportunity today to save capitalism from cronyism. Yes, we have the opportunity to protect the American…

I am speaking on behalf of the American taxpayer, that we are concerned that where the taxpayer dollars could potentially be as we return to these very loose underwriting standards.

I have had a number of concerns with this Administration's approach to combating ISIS.

Designating more private companies as too-big-to-fail and turning their regulation over to the Federal Reserve and its ever-growing safety net, if you will, is not going to solve the problems of taxpayer exposure to the financial system.