Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the letters of endorsement for this bill from the AARP and the National Council on Aging that I just mentioned. AARP, September 27, 2021. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, House of…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 3992, the Protecting Older Job Applicants Act of 2021. I want to start by thanking my Republican co-lead on this bill, the dean of the House, Congressman Don Young of Alaska. I also want to…

Mr. Speaker, together we can and will protect older workers during the hiring phase of employment with this bill. Everyone deserves a shot at the American Dream, regardless of their age. This is common sense. I urge my colleagues to vote…

Madam Speaker, Build Back Better. Three simple words, yet these words mean so much to my constituents and many Americans across the country. Building back better means that 96 percent of children in my district benefit from a permanent and…

The trust and data access in a banking relationship is dangerous in the hands of a commercial company.

So, for us, it means that without all of that closing and being able to access that credit, we will never do much about reducing the racial wealth gap.

I represent a working-class immigrant district in Chicago. Remittances mean a lot to my constituents and to their families in other countries.

In my district, which is very similar to Mr. Garcia's in Chicago, financial services are not broadly used.

It affects many people and many communities throughout the country, a diverse immigrant community that is engaged in remittances very deeply.

What are you doing to ensure that your Agency is inclusive and diverse in its practices, in its programs, and specifically, I am always concerned about financial literacy in materials from your Agency and in programming that would be…

The CFPB doesn't forget that, and that is critical.