Mr. Speaker, today we as a Nation reflect on the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade. It is estimated that in the 40 years since that fateful decision, 55 million abortions have been performed in the United…

Madam Chair, there is no doubt that Hurricane Sandy rendered unspeakable damage to lives and property on our East Coast. It truly represents one of the great natural disasters of recent history. For millions of our fellow citizens, the…

There's no doubt that Hurricane Sandy rendered unspeakable damage to both lives and property on our east coast. It represents truly one of the great natural disasters of recent history. For millions of our fellow citizens, the devastation…

But Sandy has hit before many of these provisions could take effect. As chairman of the Financial Services Committee, I wish to inform all Members in this Congress our committee will take up legislation to transition to a private…

I thank the gentlelady for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, an hour ago, I had no idea that I would be on the House floor to witness the farewell speeches of two giants who have served in this institution. In many ways, Mr. Speaker, I approach…

I have noted not a few, not hundreds, but literally thousands of negative comments that have either arrived to this committee or to the regulators.

I think we have all taken note of Chairman Volcker's statements that, number one, proprietary trading in commercial banks was not central to the crisis.

Few have left a mark on this committee quite like he has.

I will personally miss our spirited debates, not quite enough to ask him to reconsider and stay.

Depriving the insurance companies that invest on behalf of those pensioners, the returns available through investments in covered fund impairs the ability of those pensioners to maintain their retirement security.

Clearly, the case can be made that we need more capital.