Mr. Chairman, my amendment prohibits funds to implement or enforce the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's rule titled: ``Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.'' Mr. Chairman, that is a mouthful. Mr. Chairman, I…

Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for his comments, and I respect his opinion. Mr. Chair, I would urge adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from…

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

Mr. Chairman, our Republic depends on our bureaucracies faithfully implementing the laws and policies set forth by our elected officials. A misguided rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management could threaten a President's ability…

Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague for his comments. We have civil service protections to protect career Federal employees from being fired or demoted just because the President or their supervisor disagrees with them politically. We must…

Mr. Chairman, I would argue that it is time that Congress empowers any President to be able to staff their office, and if they have a member of their administration who is undermining their policies that they are able to--and it is not…

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

Mr. Chairman, my amendment prohibits funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the CFPB's rule entitled ``Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders.'' Mr. Chairman, there is a recurring theme…

Mr. Chairman, the CFPB is essentially orchestrating a name-and-shame scheme with this registry, and it is openly weaponizing the power of the Federal Government to target market participants. It could be weaponized, and it could be…

Again, Mr. Chairman, I thank my colleague. Obviously, I ask that this amendment be adopted and ultimately that the CFPB be dismantled. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. No funds made…