We are finished with our speakers and reserve the balance and right to close. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Maryland has the right to close.

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from South Carolina will be postponed. Amendment No. 2 in the Nature of a Substitute Offered by Ms…

Then I will yield myself the balance of the time. Mr. Chair, my friend from Maryland made a couple of different points. He said that he wishes he could vote for the things in the President's budget. I will say to him again here, I'll say…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the following: SEC. 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR…

It is good to be back this year to once again offer the President's budget as an amendment to the Republican budget. That is right; it is the President's budget that I will be offering again this year. You may recall, Mr. Chairman, that I…

this type of hearing is a good hearing because we are, honestly, each one is trying from both sides of the aisle just to try to get to the root issues

I know that many of us here supported the Jobs Act a couple of years ago. I know it passed on a bipartisan basis.

You don't have the moral right to exist.

You are not going to solve this problem without leadership.

Whether it be Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton, we have had a President who was willing to engage.

If we don't fix it, all that really matters is, who is in charge when it breaks, us or them?

I recognize the fact we pay lip service to it, and I think that is a good first step.

One of the great thing about the JOBS Act, it was a truly bipartisan, bicameral sort of piece of work.

If I have just raised a billion dollars in the public markets, why would I raise $250,000 on a crowdfunding site?

This was supposed to be the egalitarian access to capital because it did a couple things.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate it, gentlemen.

I got a letter from someone in my district. It says: You have probably heard about health care reform and wondered what it means to you. This letter is to let you know that your MyChoice health insurance plan from BlueChoice HealthPlan is…

I am going to do something I don't ordinarily do. I am going to read something: I just want to reassure people, passing this bill-- particularly as amended--will not in any way, shape, or form reduce sensible regulation of derivatives. It…

I have been sitting here for the past 45- 50 minutes watching the debate. It strikes me that with all of the financial terms and with some of the heated rhetoric--and it has been heated--I never thought I would see the day where…

I want to know where the outrage is.

People are afraid of their government.

But you are also going to know on the day that you purchased the stock where that money is invested, correct?

I didn't stay in the State government long enough to participate in that State pension, but a lot of my friends have.

H.R. 1973, introduced by Congressman Mulvaney, offers welcome flexibility for BDC investment in financial institutions and finance companies.

So to the extent Mr. Abshure's questions are legitimate, let's assume for the sake of discussion that they are, we can fix that, can't we?