KEITH J. ROTHFUS

I thank the chairman. I yield my remaining time to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Crawford).

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

But just really quick, given their sponsoring of terror, wouldn't sanctions be justified independent of a nuclear program?

I agree with you that Iran continues to be the worst actor and presents the greatest threat to the United States and our allies in the Middle East.

I made the point that this mindset has a direct impact on the ability of financial institutions to serve their local communities.

How do you respond to the fact that the Bureau is attempting to hold vendors liable when their methodology is off by 41 percent?

I have long opposed this plan and for the second year in a row asked, Mr. Chairman: Savings at what cost?

It will also deprive our Nation of an operational reserve for these aircraft, which is essential to the retention and management of talented aircrews.

This represents a fundamental shift in the nature and role of the National Guard.

Your experiences are important because they are illustrative of the problems that come about when you have a one-size-fits-all, Washington-knows-best approach to regulating community banking.

Given what the new development bank is doing, why does the Administration continue to pursue its misguided anti-coal policies?

As hundreds of thousands march today on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, I urge my colleagues to join me in committing to defend the sanctity of life and vote ``yes'' on this bill. Ms. DeGETTE. Madam Speaker, I am now pleased…

``. . . but the Congress may by law vest the appointment of such inferior officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the courts of law, or in the heads of departments. ``The President shall have power to fill up all…

Are there leverage points that Treasury--or anywhere in the Administration that we could use to encourage, whether it is Kuwait, Qatar, or Turkey or other countries in the region, to follow through?

Sixty of those bills, Mr. Speaker--you look at the stack of paper that the gentleman from Georgia has with him here today--Mr. Speaker, 60 of those bills were introduced by Democrats, and yet they gather dust in the Democrat-controlled…

I have also been concerned about the consolidation that we are seeing and Dodd-Frank's effect on consolidation of the banking industry.

Western Pennsylvanians are frustrated by the one-size-fits-all decisions coming out of this town.

It is an agency that is out of control.

It is making it harder for them to compete, harder for them to do their job, which means it is harder for families to access capital.

I thank the gentleman and look forward to working with him on this important issue.

Thank you, Congressman Perry. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their help in reviewing and reading the words of the Declaration of Independence, the words that birthed our Nation. As families gather next week to celebrate our…

Joining me is my colleague from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who will continue with the recitation of the Declaration, Congressman Scott Perry.

The President and this Administration have a sad history of overselling its policy objectives and initiatives.

Doesn't this just reinforce the reason why regulating this industry should be left to the SEC, who has the needed familiarity and expertise?

Shouldn't the FSOC's SIFI designation process consider the costs of designation as well as its benefits?