I thank the chairman. As we indicate, the President supports the underlying legislation and the gentleman indicated that he may be looking for some amendments to the bill, but I would assume quite candidly he would not be looking for this…

So the premise of the legislation is what? As we said before, to try to encourage the smaller growth companies to be able to development their businesses and go on and to eventually to go public. In light of the last conversation we had on…

To deal with institutions that are accredited investors. Who is it that sets the standards for accredited investors? The SEC. So if your concern is that the level of accredited investors is not sophisticated enough to deal with the…

I would first like to thank Chairman Ryan and the Budget Committee staff for their hard work on H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act. Unless you've been living on Mars the last year, it should not come as a surprise to…

In essence, the amendment has the effect, as so many amendments often do that come to the floor, of basically gutting the entire bill. The core reform made by this bill is to--what?--adopt for all Federal credit programs fair value…

At the start, I would like to thank Chairman Ryan and the Budget Committee staff for their hard work with regard to H.R. 3581, the Budget and Accounting Transparency Act. Unless you've been living someplace else other than here for the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. And again, I'll say to the gentleman as well, as your colleague did as well, commended us for raising this important issue, and I do agree that it is an important issue. But I think the American…

First of all, let me just begin by saying I appreciate the gentleman's effort with regard to this legislation. I appreciate also the bipartisan nature and intentions behind the amendment as well. There are unquestionably circumstances…

The prior amendment that this House just overwhelmingly voted down would have gutted the underlying bill entirely. This motion to recommit will now try to gut the bill by approximately one-third. I commend the other side of the aisle for…

Just as we recognize that the American taxpayer has already been squeezed by such expenditures as $527 million for the failed loans to Solyndra, we recognize that they must put these on the record so we understand what they truly cost. And…

I thank the lady for commending us for raising these issues. But actually, we're doing something more than just simply raising the issue. We're addressing it and solving this problem as well. I appreciate the fact that the gentlelady…

The gentleman from Maryland speaks of the report of Marvin Phaup from 2008, I guess that was, and also speaks in reference to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In front of me, and I'll ask, under general leave to enter this into…