Jim Renacci

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.

I want to thank my colleague for yielding time. As a Representative of the 16th District of Ohio, I really want to thank each one of the departing Members for their service to not only the State of Ohio, but our country. First, Steve…

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…

At this time, I ask my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 4104, and I yield back the balance of my time. House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means, Washington, DC, August 1, 2012. Hon. Spencer Bachus, Chairman, Committee on…

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.

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

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

I was a small business owner. I understand wholeheartedly.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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?

Main Street consumers are the ones most impacted by the reckless decisions made on Wall Street.

I want to thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the Democratic motion to instruct and in support of an initiative in this bill that I believe will have a positive impact on our Nation's…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would like to thank Chairman Camp and Chairman Davis for their hard work on the much- needed reforms to our unemployment insurance program. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that there are…

I also believe our community banks and credit unions are really the lifeblood for entrepreneurs and business owners.