Mr. Speaker, again, this bill is about creating American flags in the United States of America purchased by the Federal Government. I very much appreciate the gentlelady's concern over small businesses and business creation. That is why…

Again, I would like to comment on the lady's comments regarding the supposed failure of the Recovery Act. I would invite her to come to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the Banks Project, the largest project in Cincinnati, is moving forward because…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 1442, a resolution supporting the goals and ideals of United States Military History Month. [...] I, therefore, ask my colleagues to join me in supporting H. Res. 1442 and encourage all Americans…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2853, the All-American Flag Act, ensures that the flags purchased by the Federal Government will be made right here in the United States, ensuring that tax dollars used for these purchases will stay here in our economy…

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, I am proud to present H.R. 6014 for consideration. This legislation will designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 212 Main Street, in…

This is really an issue of fairness--an issue of fairness for property owners. You've got the Federal Government coming onto your property, telling you that you have to purchase flood insurance because you're now designated within the map…

In 2002 Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones introduced legislation to crack down on predatory lending and subprime borrowers. Acting then to protect American homeowners could have helped prevent the foreclosure crisis, which led to the…

If you want to make sure that politics isn't involved in the Small Business Lending Fund, you want to make sure that the Treasury is sticking to their oath and making sure that these are based on economic decisions, then you vote for this…

I offered an amendment at that time that would create the Office of Small Business Lending Fund Oversight under the authority of the Treasury Inspector General. This office would strengthen accountability by helping ensure that loans are…

Yes, those amendments were offered, but as you know, not a dime of TARP money is being used in this bill, so it's not appropriate for SIGTARP to have the oversight. In fact, Mr. Thorson, who will have the oversight, has incredible…

The political framework of the Republicans is that they want to call everything a bailout. And when it's not a bailout, they want to act like it is. They want to call this TARP even when it's not. So this doesn't fit into the definition…