Dan Crenshaw

This committee is not starving the SEC for funds. The SEC received an 11 percent increase in fiscal year 2012. They received an 8 percent increase over the sequester level in 2014, and this year, the SEC is asking for $350 million more…

I just want to remind everyone, as I pointed out, in a little over 10 years, the funding for the SEC has increased over 200 percent--200 percent. I think there is adequate money to do the job they were given to do. They just need to do it…

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law and constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule states, in pertinent part: ``An amendment…

I want the gentlewoman to know that this is a very good amendment. I support it, and I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I just want him to know that I rise in strong support of this amendment. We have talked about the fact that the IRS has betrayed the trust of the American people, and if they are just going to circle…

I reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. A point of order is reserved. Pursuant to House Resolution 661, the gentlewoman from California and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair…

I just want to thank you for bringing this to our attention and am pleased to support the amendment.

At this time, I yield to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) for a colloquy.

Yes, Mr. Chairman, there is an objection. The Acting CHAIR. Objection is heard. The Clerk will read the next paragraph. The Clerk read as follows: Sec. 502. Effective October 1, 2015, notwithstanding section 1017 of Public Law 111-203…

Well, I thank the gentleman for yielding and engaging in this colloquy. I also thank him for his leadership on this particular issue and for making great strides regarding the rooting out of government waste, fraud, and abuse. The…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I just want to thank him for bringing this to our attention and let him know that I am happy to support this amendment.

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Weber of Texas). The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciate the intent of the gentlewoman's amendment. I have great sympathy for the situation that the family found itself in, but I have to remind my colleagues that the bill already cuts FinCEN by $3.3 million compared to 2014, and our…

Accountability and transparency are good things. I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Moore). The…

I just want to say one final thing. In terms of taxpayer services, this bill already provides $2.1 billion for taxpayer services. As I point out, that is an increase over last year. We have already cut FinCEN by $3.3 million. So, for that…

Congressional oversight makes agencies both more responsive and more responsible. The Dodd-Frank Act authorizes the CFPB to fund itself by drawing money from the Federal Reserve to the extent that the Bureau Director deems…

I make a point of order against the amendment because it proposes to change existing law, and it constitutes legislation in an appropriation bill and, therefore, violates clause 2 of rule XXI. {time} 2200 The rule states in pertinent part…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Florida is recognized for 5 minutes.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for yielding the time, and thank you for the work that you have done, along with Mr. Visclosky, to present what I consider to be a very strong bill. Mr. Chairman, when you look at the world today, it…

I think most of the Members all know that, for the past 13 years, a competition takes place between the House Republicans and the House Democrats in a golf match known as the Congressional Cup. This year, the competition took place about 2…

Like every other aspect of government, I think it is not so much how much you spend, but how you spend the money you spend.

We need to raise the visibility, and I am not blaming other countries any more than I am blaming ourselves.

If we simplify the Tax Code, then we don't need to spend as much money on the IRS.

I guess it would be nice to have a rule to just say you can't pick out people based on their political philosophy and bully them and intimidate them and harass them.

I thank the chairman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of this omnibus appropriations bill. I think it demonstrates that even though we have a divided government, when we get together, we can sit down, we can set…