I so appreciate that comment. With that, at this point in time, I'd like to yield to a great colleague, Mr. Trey Gowdy from South Carolina. Mr. Gowdy has joined us this evening, and I'm interested in hearing your thoughts on this topic.

I thank the gentleman for coming tonight and sharing the passion of what we're talking about when we're talking about ObamaCare and the constitutionality and the concepts of federalism. It reminds me, Mr. Speaker, of over 200 years ago our…

I thank the gentleman, the president of the freshman class, for that input. What I would like to say in follow-up to the gentleman from Florida, quoting the numbers--and the numbers are real. Just recently, the CBO, the Congressional…

I thank the gentleman from Arkansas. At this point in time, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia.

I thank the gentleman from Georgia for joining us this evening. On the point about small businesses, I would refer to a McKenzie Group report that found that more than one-half of employers with high awareness of the impact of ObamaCare…

Reclaiming my time, I so agree with the gentleman from Arkansas, because you are absolutely right. As you were expressing yourself to the Speaker and to this Chamber and to this floor, you made a comment, that since when does the Federal…

I thank the gentleman from Georgia and for the gentleman's time in joining us on the floor of the House on this critical issue that we face in the U.S. House of Representatives. What I would like to say in closing, Madam Speaker, is that…

this is a critical moment. The Senate is on the verge of adopting legislation that could cost the American people dearly in the future. The House bill with respect to capital formation, which is labeled a jobs bill, but goes more to…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescind. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent to speak up to 1 minute. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 1931

shortly, we will be voting on my amendment, which will maintain the House's increase in the number of shareholders at 2,000 in order to remain private. But what I do is actually ensure that the shareholders are the real shareholders; that…

the House bill has some very promising concepts about providing access to capital. What it fails to do is adequately protect investors. We have tried, through our alternative, to protect investors. That alternative has been rejected on a…

Thank you also for one of the most compelling statements that I've ever heard here.

I thank the Chair. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon. Amendment No. 1884

I ask unanimous consent that at the conclusion of the remarks of Senator Merkley and Senator Bennet, I be recognized. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I rise, along with so many colleagues, to pay tribute to Senator Barbara Mikulski, an extraordinary woman and Senator, someone who has become the longest serving woman in the history of the Senate, indeed, in the history of the Congress…

the central government, the Kabul Government, is going to remain critical to the success of Afghanistan over time.

On rollcall No. 118 I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea.'' The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution. The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes…

I commend Senator Merkley and Senator Bennet for their extraordinary work, indeed, in collaboration I believe with our colleague Senator Brown from Massachusetts to make significant improvements in the crowdfunding provisions of the House…

I rise again today to discuss H.R. 3606, the so-called JOBS Act. As chair of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, I want all of my colleagues to know that this legislation, as it is currently drafted, is fundamentally…

I thank the majority leader. I rise because in a moment we will be voting on the Reed-Landrieu-Levin substitute amendment. This legislation corrects glaring defects in the House- proposed bill on a so-called jobs bill. It protects…

today I rise to discuss H.R. 3606, the so- called JOBS Act. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment of the Senate Banking Committee, I wish all of my colleagues to know this legislation, as it is currently…

I ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 45 minutes in morning business, and I will be prepared to yield back such time as I do not use. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered…

the House of Representatives has just passed H.R. 3606, which is styled as a capital formation bill, but it is fundamentally flawed. As more and more people have looked closely at the bill, they have found more and more problems with…

This is a tool that should be in the FHFA inventory, as it is in the private sector.