The Consolidated Audit Trail stands as the largest financial database in the world and ranks second in size only to the NSA's database. The value of the sensitive information housed within this database includes Social Security numbers…

I rise on behalf of Ohio constituents who have suffered reduced access to the banking system due to the loss of community financial institutions in Ohio's Eighth District. Like many things in Dodd-Frank that were intended to do good and…

We are losing nearly one community bank a day, and that is having a devastating impact on local businesses and communities. I urge all of our colleagues to support H.R. 4771.

I thank the chairman of our committee and the chairman of our subcommittee for making great points and for pushing forward this great legislation. The Members opposed to this legislation were for it before they were against it, as has been…

I am so pleased to join Mr. Luetkemeyer in supporting his bill. I am so encouraged that this is a bipartisan bill. Listening to the Members opposed, I am concerned that the bill is being highly mischaracterized. It occurred to me that when…

I just have to say, I am in shock. I am listening to the kind of thinking that, if it had caught on in the eighties, may have allowed the Cold War to continue. When I enlisted in the Army, I was privileged to serve in Germany, wear our…

Today, on this day that lives in infamy, we recall MacArthur's message from the Philippines. He said famously: From the Far East, I send you one single thought, one sole idea written in red on every beachhead from Australia to Tokyo: There…

I appreciate the opportunity to work with Mr. Sherman and the rest of the committee on this bill. It is indeed impressive that it was 59-1 in our committee in its present form. It does do some really good things, and I think the message…

I thank Mr. Emmer for his leadership on this bill. As a small businessman, prior to coming to Congress, I have raised capital for startups, and I can tell you that one option is no option. I can tell you that the regulatory framework…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, as an Army veteran and former Army Ranger, I am proud to join Representative Stivers, Representative Beatty, and really the Ohio delegation in today's designation of the Veterans Memorial…

Access to capital is crucial to promoting a thriving U.S. economy. It allows companies to invest in growth and to develop new and innovative products and services. Historically, companies seeking a considerable amount of capital have…

I stand in support of the amendment. The amendment does a great deal to restore our constitutional right to due process and protects the institution of federalism. The equitable sharing program incentivizes local law enforcement agencies…