Mike Conaway

I thank the gentleman for yielding some time and allowing me to add my inadequate words and thoughts for Chris and his family. I had purchased Chris's book a long time ago; but as things go, I just hadn't read it. After he was murdered a…

I submit for publication the Committee on Ethics Rules for the 113th Congress. Foreword The Committee on Ethics is unique in the House of Representatives. Consistent with the duty to carry out its advisory and enforcement responsibilities…

``If after such consideration two-thirds of that House shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two-thirds of that…

I send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 21 Resolved, That at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 21, 2013, the House shall proceed to the West Front…

It is important that Dodd-Frank, irrespective of our ideological differences, is implemented in a way that is logical and fair.

Absent consistent regulatory standards proposed by our own domestic regulators, effective coordination between the U.S. and foreign regulators would seem virtually impossible.

Getting the Dodd-Frank regulatory scheme right is more important than getting it done quickly.

Thank you, Mr. Smith. I, too, want to add my congratulations and prideful acknowledgement of Ralph Hall's long service. You've heard the long list of his accomplishments and his service. Ralph represents the folks in northeast Texas ably…

How do you look at your budgets and decide for the American taxpayer how it makes more sense to spend money at 20 bucks a gallon for bio jet fuel versus the regular fuel when we have got resource issues across the entire spectrum including…

I thank the chairman, and I rise today in strong support of this disaster relief bill. To fully appreciate the need for this legislation--and it's going to pass the House today, we hope, and be signed into law by the President this…

We must avoid the illogical creation of a disparate regulatory environment that would result in the same market participant being a 'U.S. person' for trading in swaps while simultaneously considering them a 'non-U.S. person' for trading in…

Each crisis we see erodes the publics' trust in the institutions--both private firms and the regulators alike--that are essential to our economic growth.

Today’s hearing is not about assigning blame or finding fault for any particular event, it is about how to make the system work better for market participants.

Chairman Gensler, do you have any reason to believe the CFTC would have uncovered this fraud sooner had it been tasked with the audit of Peregrine instead of the NFA?

I think that in the eyes of many Afghans, we are occupiers.

Everyone in this House would sleep much easier at night if our airplanes flew on sunbeams and our ships steamed on rainbows, but they don't. They use diesel, and diesel they must have if they are to continue to protect this Nation. I rise…

I thank the gentleman, and I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Kucinich

I would also like to thank you specifically for your work addressing the wasteful pursuit by the Department--specifically the Navy--to stand up an alternative energy industry. These efforts go against the primary mission of the Department…

I would like to engage the chairman, Mr. Young, in a colloquy if he will so engage. Mr. Chairman, I commend you and your committee for your hard work putting together this bill. The efforts by your committee and your staff to provide our…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I am the chairman of the Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management that does have oversight of the CFTC. I expected the arguments for this particular amendment to go a…

I appreciate the gentleman from Washington yielding me 2 minutes. I strongly urge opposition to this amendment with some heavy heart because some of the things that my good colleague has said may be accurate; much of it is inflammatory and…

I appreciate the chairman yielding me the time. I stand in opposition to this amendment. My colleague stated it very well earlier. This says just get out now. My colleagues across the aisle in support of this amendment have continued to…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3336, the Small Business Credit Availability Act. Today's bill makes several narrow changes to the law which will further clarify exactly how Congress intended…

I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I will certainly not attempt the eloquence of all the previous speakers. I just simply want to say thanks to John Sullivan. He is the only Parliamentarian that I've served under. His service as…

Getting Dodd-Frank right is more important than getting it done quickly.