Many of us believe that the appointment of Richard Cordray was both unlawful and unconstitutional.

Congress has the power of the purse.

Our belief is that you would have to come to Congress to do that.

I believe that if the reforms Congress passed in 2010 had been in place 3 years before, or 5 years before, then our crisis would have been much less severe and we would have been in a much better position to manage the effects of the…

Won't the increase in the IMF's bilateral borrowing from other countries to the tune of $500 billion substantially increase taxpayer exposure to the European periphery?

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 3606 and insert extraneous material thereon. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Johnson of Ohio). Is there…

Madam Chair, may I inquire how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.

In that case, Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fincher).

I guess the threshold question I have to ask is: How does this amendment help jump-start business start-ups? What this amendment does is require one more disclosure report. Much of this, frankly, I do not believe to be germane to the…

Madam Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time. Among other reasons I think we should oppose this amendment, number one, I'm not sure what we're going to learn in 1 year. We didn't get into this terrible environment of high…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.