The unemployed are more than just statistics.

The argument that CFPB would be better led by a commission is clearly designed to cripple the Bureau.

Last month, the House Appropriations Committee passed a bill that kills the CFPB's independence.

The CFPB has proved over and over that its creation was one of the big success stories of Wall Street reform.

next Tuesday, July 21, is my wife's birthday, and it is also the 5-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act becoming law. Nearly two decades before that, Barings, an international bank, was destroyed by fraud committed by…

I thank the majority leader. I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 10 minutes as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. 5th Anniversary of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act

We created the CFPB to fill this void to make sure that never again would consumers be an afterthought in our Nation's financial system.

today I call attention to our Nation's education infrastructure. America's schools are in desperate need of repair. A 2014 report by the National Center for Education Statistics found that the U.S. needs to invest nearly $200 billion in…

too many Americans are still struggling in today's economy. Despite comments by some candidates for President, Americans work hard but still have trouble getting by. We know that Americans on average are working longer hours than workers…

I always appreciate the words of Senator Isakson, who was the cochair of the Ethics Committee, where I served with him, and now on the Veterans' Affairs Committee, and I appreciate his work and Senator Blumenthal's work on one of the most…

These hearings are especially important, and I am appreciative that we have them so that we do not forget the cost of the financial crisis.

I have come to this floor a number of times arguing against trade promotion authority. I have done that for months. This body should not give up its authority to amend trade agreements, and it should not pave the way for a trade deal that…

I rise today to address America's retirement savings crisis. A 2013 survey conducted by the Governors of the Federal Reserve System found that roughly 31 percent of Americans have no retirement savings or access to a defined-benefit…

I would like to mention that as to the other two absences, Senator Menendez had voted no on cloture before, and Senator Lee had voted no on cloture before. So the vote would have been 61 to 39. More importantly, this is a day of…

I rise to oppose the motion to invoke cloture on TPA, the so-called fast-track legislation. I am still incredulous, as I have watched this trade nondebate, if you will, at the speed at which, time after time, the majority leader has tried…

nearly 12 million Americans, including 500,000 Iowans--more than that, actually--now have access to affordable health coverage because of the Affordable Care Act, and many for the first time in their lives. We know what the health care law…

for most children around the country the school year has ended and the summer has begun. Some 700,000 children in Ohio, my home State, during the school year receive free or reduced- price school lunches on an average day--some 700,000…

Congress does our country no favors when it lurches from one self-inflicted crisis to another.

I rise today to honor the career of Laura Pechaitis, a dedicated public servant who has made a profound difference in the lives of thousands of Ohioans. For 13 years, I have been honored to have Laura on my staff, where she has helped…

I look forward to working with Chairman Shelby in addition to the two Members of this Committee who are here today, Senators Kirk and Heitkamp, to ensure that authority for the Eximbank does not lapse for the first time in its 70-year…

I ask unanimous consent to speak as in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Condolences to the Biden Family

Killing a Bank is like telling an athlete he has to spot a competitor 10 yards in a race.

In today's global economy, we should support businesses when they sell their products around the globe.

The Bank fills gaps in private export financing to help foreign buyers purchase U.S. goods and services.

That is why reauthorizing Eximbank by June 30th is essential. It should be easy. It should be bipartisan.