I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end the following: TITLE __--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS SEC. 01. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ENERGY…

I want to thank the chairman for his astute reflection on the work that we have done and I have done over the years. I introduced H.R. 70 and H.R. 3710 that dealt with coastal restoration and the utilization of training for our young…

So, in conclusion, Mr. Chairman, let me indicate that our task here is to create jobs. We understand that there are 300,000 vets that, in fact, may need unemployment insurance. We want them to have jobs, along with women and minorities…

As the founder and cochair of the Congressional Children's Caucus, I rise to talk about children, the children in America who need more Head Start seats or the children in northern Nigeria who are being attacked and stolen away by Boko…

I appreciate the chairman's commentary about the SEC. I am well aware that the SEC has driven itself to utilizing the Court of Appeals. I would make the argument that there is a smaller investor that tends to engage in commodities, and…

I demand a recorded vote. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 7 Offered by Mr. Fincher The CHAIR. It is now in order to…

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 19, beginning on line 15, strike ``United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit or the…

Again, I thank the chairman and ranking member of the Financial Services Committee. My amendment is simple. It would preserve existing law where a legal challenge to a CFTC regulation is reviewed first by the district court. And then…

How much time do I have remaining? The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Texas has 2 minutes remaining.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 10, after line 12, insert the following: SEC. ___. REPORT ON ENTITIES REGULATED BY THE CFTC. Not later than 2…

I thank the chairman very much. I thank the chairman and the ranking member of the committee and knowing how hard they have worked. I hope that this discussion today will emphasize a commitment to transparency and a commitment to consumers…

And to my colleagues I believe that this is an important asset or aspect of helping to have more information for our consumers. I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. Chair, I thank you for this opportunity to briefly explain my amendment…