Mary Jo Kilroy

Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Alabama talks about robust reporting and about making sure that credit is more accurately reported. This is what this bill would do. There is so much confusion and error surrounding the issue of medical…

This bill would protect hardworking Americans who play by the rules, pay or settle their medical debts, and yet find their economic well-being and credit scores adversely affected for years to come due to medical debt, large or small, that…

I rise today in support of House Resolution 1522, which expresses support for the designation of National Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Week and National Previvor Day. I'm proud to be a cosponsor of this resolution which will raise…

I thank the gentleman. Madam Speaker, across America, summer is coming to an end and parents are thinking about their children's return to school. These parents have big hopes and dreams for their children, and also worries about the…

I came here to change the ``politics as usual'' approach and to help bring reform. The Attorney General is given the responsibility to report back to Congress with policy recommendations about how best to improve the Lobbying Disclosure…

Today our President signs the Frank-Dodd Act, the Wall Street reform bill. I was very proud to be able to serve on the Financial Services Committee and conference to help craft a bill and to stand with the people of Main Street, to stand…

Today I rise to call on my colleagues, and particularly my colleagues in the Senate and those Republicans, to give much needed relief to 15 million out-of-work Americans and extend unemployment compensation insurance benefits. It is…

The senior, $47 a day--average income--based on the $17,300 average annual income. Take a look at Jamie Dimon at JPMorgan Chase: $16 million salary, an astounding $43,835 a day. There is John Stumpf. You mentioned Wells Fargo and their…

That is one of the very important things it will do. It will take a look at all of the confusing documents. One of the charges that was made against one of the financial institutions in this country was that they were pushing some of their…

My heart goes out to those seniors who have been abused by predatory lenders, by predatory practices, by scam artists, and by fraud. This is why we need to take action. As you say, the Wall Street Reform Act is going to help us to do just…

That is absolutely correct. If the gentlelady will yield, I congratulate you for taking care of your health and getting those preventative measures taken care of. Even though we don't like to do them, they are good things to do. Those kind…

In central Ohio the economy is growing stronger, but we must continue to create an environment that encourages prosperity. The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act will do just that; it will close loopholes that give outsourcing a…

When I talk to people in my community, the thing that they are most concerned about are jobs and the economy. When we took office, when I was sworn in last January, we were losing jobs at an atrocious rate, over 600,000 jobs per month. Now…

I hear from so many of my constituents, people in business, people who are developers, that the ability to obtain capital and then to expand their business, to hire more people, just isn't there. They are not being able to get the loans…

I think it's really important when you take a look at what went on in Wall Street after Bear Stearns collapsed. The SEC and the New York Fed went into these major Wall Street investment houses and were there trying to look things over but…

I absolutely agree with you. I voted for the House bill. I supported the House bill. I would welcome an even stronger bill in the Senate if they would pass something along those lines to make sure that the excesses of Wall Street are…

You're correct that things are improving and also correct that we're not out of the woods yet. The Recovery Act in Ohio, as in your State, helped keep teachers; police cadets were able to get another class going in the city of Columbus…

If the gentleman will yield, I agree that we really need to have strong regulation of derivatives and, of course, make them much more transparent. But the point you have made just now about the Wall Street pay is interesting. One of the…

But this is not a case of just one bad company. We, unfortunately, had a culture all across Wall Street that allowed things like this to happen. And recently I asked Chairman Frank if we could take a look at some of the practices of Lehman…

I believe that a great strength of our democracy is in our First Amendment. It allows for the robust exchange of ideas and opinions. I welcome that. I want to hear what my constituents are thinking, what concerns they have, concerns about…

I have been listening to this debate this afternoon, and it is very surprising--and actually highly ironic--to hear the opposition from the Republican side of the aisle to a bill that would simply make the health insurance industry operate…

I rise today in support of House Resolution 1074, legislation that I introduced to honor the life of Hermine ``Miep'' Gies, who aided Anne Frank's family while they were in hiding and who preserved her diary for future generations. Why is…

I rise today in support of my amendment to H.R. 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2009, to expand outreach to high school and community colleges to help train and recruit the next generation of our Nation's cybersecurity and…

In my household, just like the households of my neighbors and people in my community in Central Ohio, when we want to spend money, we have to figure out whether it fits within our budget. And as a local official, we also needed to make…