I begin by thanking the gentlelady for her leadership on this legislation, adopting the word I just used, which is smart regulation is smart legislation, but also the words you used as well as far as reducing barriers and streamlining…

At this time I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner), also a prime sponsor of the legislation before us and a leading and active member on the committee.

I was just thinking as I was sitting here. Speaker Boehner raised the question at the beginning of this administration, where are the jobs? And it is a question that I continue to get when I go home to my district, where are the jobs after…

At this point, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of this good piece of legislation, H.R. 2274. It is the Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act. It is introduced by the…

The gentleman from Connecticut has the unique ability, in order to come to the floor and work in a manner where both sides said we had a bipartisan joint piece of legislation, a jobs-creating legislation, to turn this moment into a…

We would love to try to find some common ground on her amendment, but her amendment simply goes to the first point and the initial filing of the forms and what have you. After that, there is the extraneous additional examinations and all…

I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, let's step back for a moment and just see where we may agree on certain points. I guess at the 30,000-foot level we agree on the fact that we want to work together on legislation that will…

I thank the chair. Before I give my remarks, I just want to say in response that I believe the chairman said that he is not opposed to all regulations. I think he said he is in favor of regulation, but make sure that it is smart and…

On rollcall No. 606, I was detained chairing a Financial Services subcommittee hearing. Had I been present, I would have voted, ``no.'' Amendment No. 3 Offered by Ms. Speier The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

On rollcall No. 607 I was detained chairing a Financial Services subcommittee hearing. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 4 Offered by Ms. Jackson Lee The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a…

On rollcall No. 605 I was detained chairing a Financial Services Subcommittee hearing. Had I been present, I would have voted ``no.'' Amendment No. 2 Offered by Ms. Castor of Florida The Acting CHAIR (Mrs. Roby). The unfinished business is…

President Obama purports to protect and defend the idea of open government, but his staff seems to have missed the memo. You see, just 5 months ago, I asked Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about his personal knowledge of the IRS' reprehensible…