Jeb Hensarling

I think we should be very careful about outlawing risk.

Dodd-Frank has codified too-big-to-fail... we have codified too-big-to-fail.

If this proposal actually becomes policy to force those subject to enforcement actions into admissions, there will be an explosion of litigation

I would like to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Canseco).

At this time I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Neugebauer).

I thank the gentleman from Wisconsin for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I would like to yield 1 minute to the distinguished chairman of the Financial Services Committee, the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Bachus).

I would hope that you would be very careful in your deliberations there.

Clearly, there is concern here. And I guess, Madam Chairman, there may be something to what you are doing. Many of us have open minds.

I have to tell you, whether I am talking to Fortune 50 CEOs in Dallas, Texas, where I reside, or good, honest, hardworking small business people in the rural areas of the Fifth District of Texas, they cite the red tape and regulatory…

I find myself agreeing with about 80 percent of what our President says. I just end up disagreeing with about 80 percent of what he does.

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

I do want to also echo what Chairman Bachus said about--if my figures are right--the SEC having missed approximately 62 percent of its mandatory deadlines under Dodd-Frank.

At a time when our Nation is still suffering from roughly 37 to 38 straight months of 8 percent-plus unemployment, with the underemployment being almost twice that, the worst record since the Great Depression.

Two paths. Two choices. One duty. I hope history records that we acted worthy of ourselves, that we acted worthy of our forefathers, that we acted worthy of this great Republic for which so many have sacrificed over the years. No more…

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?

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 want to thank the gentleman from Iowa for bringing this amendment to the floor. I suspect, given that the SEC already has a fairly comprehensive Web site, they probably would have done the proper job in outreach on small business issues…

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 would inquire of the Chair how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 1 minute remaining.

At this time, I will yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Schweikert).

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