The GSEs clearly have significant market advantages because of their congressional charters and other statutory privileges.

Back in March, you told this committee that you were a capitalist.

I, too, am a devout capitalist and I think that competition is the best consumer protection.

I am concerned, as some are, about the effects this could have on small business lenders and the cost of credit.

But in a time where we are debating proposals to forgive student-loan debt and to remove negative information from credit reports, we cannot be demonizing this profession that holds people responsible for their financial decisions.

We changed the law and I actually saved a lot of lives by allowing family members to donate organs.

I want to thank all of you for being supportive of clinics.

We owe a duty to build a fire under the bureaucrats sometime when we have set up a good program.

I represent the largest veterans' population in the State of Texas, and I am therefore very committed to my veterans in every way.

I hope everyone will see the disaster that has unfolded when we have allowed the Department of Education to become the largest consumer lender in the country.

the student loan debt crisis is now estimated to cost taxpayers $306.7 billion over the next 10 years.