However, extrajudicial punishment meted out arbitrarily runs counter to the American rule of law and, frankly, the United States Constitution.

It is my hope, Mr. Chairman, that we can come together to understand what the FDIC's involvement was in these practices and create a bipartisan solution to ensure that this never happens again.

While we can all agree that consumer protection is a noble and worthy task, the personal preferences of unelected bureaucrats should not, and must not, be the policy of the United States.

Is there a mechanism for banks that believe that they have been impacted to file some sort of a complaint with the FDIC?

And, frankly, that is why I advocate for smart regulations.

The demographics are not on our side.

I would urge Congress to address it.

This week, it is the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, whose own Inspector General found evidence that senior employees may have circumvented the hiring process to appoint politically connected lobbyists to…

This is a hearing about behavior that has occurred at previously-mentioned Federal agencies which tarnishes the good work that many Federal employees, including those at HUD, are doing for the taxpayers.

Furthermore, this subcommittee will be following up on the Government Accountability Office and HUD OIG reports that officials violated Federal law by asking employees to contact United States Senators to ask for their support on pending…

But what concerns me more is that my constituents have come to expect this type of behavior from the Administration.