Steve Driehaus

I think it's a good point, Congressman. There was no regulation. There was no regulation of mortgage-backed securities. There was no regulation of credit default swaps. So when folks get up and say we have enough regulation on Wall Street…

I appreciate that. And picking up on that point, the CFPA is critical to provide consumers information. But if you go back down to No. 5 on that list, strengthening community banks, this strengthens community banks because so much of the…

Getting back to the issue of too big to fail, because I think this is really a critical issue for people to get their arms around. I think it's important that we have strong capital markets; that the private sector works well in providing…

I think it's critically important as you move through this list to help people better understand exactly what it is that we're doing. One of the big issues that comes up time and time again is the issue of transparency. Because…

Well, I would just share with you and share with everyone here that the reality is that, from a legislative standpoint, nothing has changed. Despite the fact that we're in the worst recession that we've ever experienced--we all know what…

We passed a good bill that had a lot of measures. Subsequent to that, after it went over to the Senate, there has been stalling by the Republican Senators. We've had closed-door meetings by leadership of the Republicans in the House and in…

Last week the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati lost a committed and humble servant when Father Edward Rudemiller passed away. ``Father Rudy,'' as he was known, was ordained in 1958 and served the people of southwestern Ohio for 47…

Well, it's not how I take it. It is how somebody back home or somebody in another state might take it. We have got death threats coming into our offices, coming into other offices of member of Congress.

Well, it's not how I take it. It's how somebody back home or somebody in another state might take it. We've got death threats coming into our offices, coming into other offices of members of Congress.

They're engaged in rhetoric that goes well beyond the pale of what's responsible. They're inciting behavior. And I think they should be held responsible for that.

My wife and kids are at home. They're organizing protests in front of my house. We're getting death threats on the telephone.

They're engaged in rhetoric that goes way beyond the pale of what's responsible. They're inciting behavior and I think they should be held responsible for that.

Last week Cincinnati lost a committed public servant and a valued friend when Pete Strauss passed away. Pete served on the Cincinnati City Council from 1981 until 1993, serving part of that time as the city's vice mayor. More than just a…

I just wanted to join all of my colleagues as we give our thanks to Jack and Jack's family. I am a new Member of Congress, and I didn't get to know Jack Murtha until the fall of 2008 when I was running for Congress. Jack came down to…

Though our economy is growing again, we still face record budget deficits and a growing national debt due to the revenue lost during the Great Recession, the reckless tax policies of previous Congresses and the steps we took to turn around…

I have the honor of serving on the Financial Services Committee, and I think one of the most important things that we have done for the American people since we have been here is to make sure that we don't go back from where we came. And…

I think tomorrow we're going to hear from the President, and the President is going to challenge us. Because while we know we've seen a 60 percent increase in the stock market over the last year, we also know that we're not to the point…

I would thank, Madam Chair, the gentleman from Virginia for leading this hour on our recovery. We talk so much about the job loss that has been created by this Great Recession. But far too often we don't discuss the causes of that job…

I think it's important to look back and to determine where this deficit started. And when you look back, it's back in the Clinton administration when we began to turn around the budget here in the United States, where we began to go from…

I really do think that the objective, obviously, through the voucher program, is to allow families, allow kids to grow up in neighborhoods that create a supportive environment.

What we are doing with the plan that is being put forward today, I am concerned, is you are going to eliminate choice by requiring government bureaucrats to define what are suitable financial products.

the idea initially of the voucher program was to deconcentrate poverty, not to reconcentrate it.

But I think we have to have the courage to have a conversation, a serious conversation, about dependency.

I would challenge them to think about how we get the information to the homeowners.

My only regret is that we're having this hearing in 2009, and it's several years too late for many of the communities we represent.