Al Green

And still I rise, Madam Speaker. And I thank the chairman, Chairman Scott, for the opportunity to be heard. Madam Speaker, I support this legislation because, on any given night or day, in 2020, around 11,000 requests for domestic violence…

I recently introduced H.R. 5484, the Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act, which would create at the CFPB a whistleblower protection program modeled on the one created by Dodd-Frank at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Today's hearing is simply an effort to distract from failed economic policies of the Democrat Party.

Friends, it really costs to be poor in this country.

When there is a natural emergency or natural disaster, how do we make sure that these people get the necessary information?

I am concerned about how people who don't speak English, they are not proficient with English, how do they receive proper communications...

I am especially gratified that you have supported the Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2021.

We must raise the debt ceiling. Raising the debt ceiling does not authorize new spending.

I think that those government officials created an unmitigated disaster with consequences that are going to be felt for years, small businesses forced into bankruptcies, unemployment.

It's as if we're seeding COVID all over the country and we're not talking about that in this committee.

I was not arguing that the vaccine was not effective. For people who are at risk for bad outcomes for COVID, the vaccine is a great choice.

We are at a point now where African-American banks are about to become an endangered species, and we have to do something.

The Constitution recognizes that there are limits that can be placed on the long arm of the law. The long arm of the law has limitations when it comes to speech. The long arm of the law has limitations when it comes to religion. And the…

Tuition benefits in today's dollars would be about $8,000. The stipend for the cost of living, books, and supplies would be about $1,200. The unemployment benefits-- and I am low-balling--would be about $16,000. The medical benefits we…

Finally, the private student loan borrowers amendment, I am a cosponsor of this amendment with Representative Alma Adams. This would extend the private student loan forbearance period to January 31, 2022, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as…

I am trying to be very kind because I have got a lot of constituents from Haiti. They love their country. I love it too.

And still I rise to announce that I will not only vote for H.R. 4 but I will also vote for those who are making it possible and who have made it possible for me to vote for H.R. 4. I will vote for Medgar Evers, who was assassinated trying…

Let there be no doubt: this is destroying everyday Americans who put their savings into owning a rental property.

The CDC's moratorium is one of the most blatant power grabs that we have seen in the course of the pandemic.

This is one of the most shameless cases of bureaucracy gone rogue that I have ever seen.

I appreciate the opportunity to speak on this issue. And still I rise. And I rise today because, as a Member of Congress, I believe we have a duty, a responsibility, and an obligation to act when industry is not acting, and the health of…

I happen to think that Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and Ms. Tlaib have good ideas. I happen to think that the Public Banking Act of 2021 is worthy of consideration.

I totally, completely, and absolutely support the Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021 that you have proposed.

I thank the chairwoman for yielding. Madam Speaker, the great Thurgood Marshall won 29 of 32 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He was eminently qualified then and he is now, and this is a proper thing for us…

In this committee, it is our responsibility to look after the financial system.