Jim Renacci

I often wondered why some of this legislation would come out of Washington, and then I realized many times when legislation comes out of Washington, it is by people who never have to live with it.

It is shocking when I hear many of my colleagues on the other side say this is not affecting some of these people.

The number one goal of every one of us in this Administration is to make sure we protect the taxpayers' dollars.

The issue, though, isn't just the bad guys, because there are always going to be bad guys.

We have an obligation to stand with our veterans and help ease their transition to civilian life.

We must do more for our veterans who are returning from recent conflicts so that they can compete and thrive in the 21st century economy.

The question here for the American people is, the American people see this and they are fed up with it.

Our job as their representatives should be to set them up for success, not to make their lives more difficult.

If they cannot rely on their local and regional financial institutions to provide liquidity, they will not be able to help our economy grow.

Credit is the lifeblood of our economy. Access to credit is what allows entrepreneurs to create businesses...

It is imperative that we can share real-life stories while the partisan bickering, gridlock, and uncertainly have a hand in government intervention in preventing entrepreneurs from righting our economic ship.

I believe many of those in Washington have no idea what it takes to run a business and have no idea how difficult Washington has made the lives of our small business owners.

I want to thank the gentleman from New York for his inspiring comments. I would agree that the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a great asset not only to the city of Canton, the State of Ohio, and America, and the accomplishments that it…

I would like to hear what has been done to end 'too-big-to-fail' and rein in the reckless behavior that led to the financial crisis.

Most of my constituents would rather have the State government meddling in their choices than they would the Federal Government meddling in their choices.

These are everyday, hard-working Americans who are just short on cash, not on a regular basis, sometimes just on an emergency basis.

I was a small business owner. I understand wholeheartedly.

The taxpayers in this country want to hear those answers. They don't want to hear all the policy and issues you are talking about.

The question is really simple, what are you going to do with the $94 million of, as you call it, unobligated balances?

Sometimes, when you throw more water on it, the building burns faster.

That is really what we see with the Volcker Rule. What the agencies are doing is trying to find proprietary trading in every nook and cranny.

The reliability of a financial statement would allow businesses to access capital, markets to attract investors, and create jobs.

If the internal controls say that he can do anything he wants and nobody can stop him, that is not a very good internal control.

Will you commit to getting us the details of what the $55 million is going to be spent on so there is transparency to the American people and to Congress?

I applaud you for that, but it doesn't justify you spending those dollars unwisely or inappropriately, would you agree?