I strongly support H.R. 1105, the Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act.

Beyond harming the competitive position of American public companies, I have heard from innovative private companies in Virginia's 5th District, including many of our research and development bio-tech firms, that mandatory audit firm…

I come from a rural district in Virginia. We have a lot of farming--dairy, tobacco, beef, grain.

I believe it is our responsibility to end the bailouts of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and enact reforms that will protect the American taxpayer and strengthen our housing finance system.

While sufficient capital requirements are essential to a strong banking and financial system, they must be appropriately tailored to consider the intricacies of a diverse financial business model rather than a one-size-fits-all system.

I wanted to echo my thanks to Chairwoman Biggert for her service. It has been a privilege to be able to serve on the Insurance and Housing Subcommittee with you.

I think we need to have that Congressional-White House conference or summit on veterans affairs.

I do think that it is probably a uniform belief among all of us on both sides of the aisle that our top priority as a Nation is our national security.

I want to thank the Chair for her leadership on this issue, and I want to thank each of you all for your service to our country.

regulations have costs, they have impacts, and we need to be sensitive to that because the consequences are very real.

the jobs issue is very, very important, and very, very real to us in terms of sustaining families, sustaining businesses, and sustaining farms.