We are already seeing the first signs that some smaller community financial institutions are exiting the mortgage business rather than trying to navigate the liability risk and excessive compliance costs inflicted by the Bureau's qualified…

Workers in western Pennsylvania and across the Nation are seeing their hours cut and wages reduced due to the employer mandate in President Obama's health care law. This mandate hurts our friends and neighbors who are working to provide…

I thank the gentleman from Texas. I also want to thank the gentlelady from Missouri for organizing the previous hour's discussion on this very important issue. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the people of faith at companies like Hobby…

By giving seniors more flexibility with these accounts, we will empower them to take charge of their own healthcare decisions.

The MA program enjoys high patient satisfaction and will reduce the cost of Medicare in the long run.

Seniors in my district could pay as much as $900 more per year as a result of these cuts.

We must protect our seniors and their healthcare plans by opposing these cuts.

H.R. 2453 is about choice and fairness for seniors. It is about empowering them to make decisions about their healthcare needs.

Enacting H.R. 2453 is one small fix we can make to Medicare Advantage that can have a big impact on the lives of the seniors utilizing the program in our districts.

In our exceptional system of government the House and Senate pass laws which the President must ``take care to faithfully execute.'' This is a bedrock principle of our Constitution. President Obama has repeatedly exceeded the boundaries of…

Many families and businesses have had to spend more to heat their homes this cold and snowy winter. Unfortunately, regulations recently introduced by unelected elites in President Obama's EPA will increase their utility and electricity…

Much more accountability and transparency is needed in Washington, especially at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The Bureau wields broad and unchecked power over our economy, from banks to businesses to anyone who uses credit or…

Americans face a regulatory burden with staggering costs to our economy and with substantial impacts on family budgets. A recent paper by the Competitive Enterprise Institute estimates that the cost of Federal regulations to the economy…

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania has 1 minute remaining.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Pennsylvania will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Brady of Texas The Acting…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 12, after line 19, insert the following (and redesignate accordingly): ``(17) `negative-impact on jobs…

I urge my colleagues to pass this amendment. It is a good amendment. It will shine a light on the process of the regulatory elites here in Washington, D.C., and the impact it is having on our jobs and on our wages. I yield back the balance…

I am curious to know if these financial transaction taxes actually have the effect of slowing high-frequency trading?

The Volcker Rule will also stop high-risk investment trading, such as JPMorgan Chase's (JPMC's) London Whale.

I strongly support robust regulation, which means that I want to see greater funding for the SEC and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

I think we have a safer financial system because of the efforts that you have put forward.

I am glad the report addressed the swaps market. These $400 trillion markets were unregulated until Dodd-Frank.

the Volcker Rule is aimed at proprietary trading. And we went through the crisis, and not one of these banks failed because of proprietary trading. Isn't that true?

I have a bill that strengthens CDFIs, H.R. 3656, which invests in manufactured homes.

I am concerned about consumers, particularly when they are being overcharged for the service, and it is wrong, I think, for consumers to pay hidden commissions and kickbacks.