"Unfortunately, in an industry rife with malpractice, there are still bad actors operating in blatant violation of your recent court ruling regarding deceptive telemarketing practices."
"Americans everywhere deserve to have someone in their corner every day to keep a watchful eye on the financial sector and to protect hardworking people from discrimination and fraud."
"The Bureau should apply this decision uniformly across the credit repair space to protect our most-vulnerable consumers from being scammed."
"As you said, it does take attention away from national security. It has serious negative effects on morale and can even interrupt their service if it is not addressed."
"Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and to the ranking member for this important hearing."
"We can no longer ignore the increasing frequency and severity of natural disasters."
"During a time of continued elevated housing costs, with the average household spending over 30 percent of their income on mortgage or rent, and a shortage of nearly 6.5 million homes, the ability to m..."
"I hope that this subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Housing, will adopt a renewed focus on how we can promote sustainable and affordable housing for everyone."
"Not only the impacts of a catastrophic lapse, but also the underlying cost will not fall on all of our communities equally."
"Now that the House Floor has finally been reopened for legislative business and we are finally able to get back to doing the people's work, I hope that this subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Housing, ..."
"My constituents deserve to have a Congress that works for them, and right now, they are desperate for solutions to the affordable housing crisis that is gripping our State and the nation."