Do you consider it part of your oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic--do you consider part of your oath to ensure that the vetting that we apply to individuals who would…

But you would agree with the sentiments expressed by Secretary Rumsfeld that essentially the terrorists only have to be right once; we have to be right all the time.

In 1947, Senator Arthur Vandenberg famously stated that politics stop at the water's edge. What that meant was that partisan fighting and attacks should cease when they compromise America's role in missions abroad and, indeed, when they…

Medicare and Social Security are both insolvent in 15 years, roughly speaking.

Currently we are 20 trillion in debt. And if you go out to CBO, the trendline is in 10 years we're going to add another 10 trillion.

I rise again to support the legislation. It dawns on me also that, as I rise today, this may be the last time that I rise on the floor. So let me just say what an honor it has been to stand at this podium to bring forth legislation like…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 2357, the Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015. I also want to thank Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Emmer, and all of my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee who have…

Once again, the chairman said it more succinctly than I. I urge all Members to support the legislation. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

The gentleman said it more succinctly than I did in the last 4 minutes, and I thank him. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman from New Jersey has expired.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

The harm that has occurred is from the Dodd- Frank legislation, and the harm that has occurred by the FSOC designations is twofold. One, the large one, is the fact that it has given a regulator the ability to put financial institutions and…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made…

How much time do I have remaining? The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this very important legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Garrett) that the House…

Again, I thank the gentleman, and I thank the bipartisan nature of what we are doing here on the floor this evening with this legislation and the two pieces of legislation that follow. It shows the American public that this House, when we…

I thank the gentlewoman for her work and her bipartisan effort on this legislation. I very, very much, as I said, thank the gentleman from Maine for all of his contributions to the Financial Services Committee. Mr. Speaker, today I urge…

At this time, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McHenry), the sponsor of the legislation. Mr. McHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman of the Capital Markets and Government Sponsored…

I appreciate the fact that the gentleman from North Carolina was able to bring about that hope and change to the gentlewoman. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy). Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the…

Most importantly, the bill creates a seven-member oversight board to oversee their debt restructuring and to conduct financial audits. What would this board do? It would require commonsense actions like sustainable government programs to…

I come before the House today to support an important piece of legislation that will allow the people of Puerto Rico a path towards economic stability, growth, and prosperity. Beholden to out-of-control tax-and-spend policies, the Puerto…

I want to thank the sponsor of the underlying legislation for the underlying bill. I rise in support of H.R. 4498, the Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act. I urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this very…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 4096, the Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act. I want to thank the primary sponsors of the legislation--the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Capuano)…

Inasmuch as the gentleman has yielded back, has no other speakers, I don't believe that we have any other speakers on this side of the aisle. I will close by saying thank you to the gentleman for working with us on this and a bunch of…

Having no further speakers at this time and appreciating the fact that this prioritizes the 50 front burners at the SEC, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman…

I thank the chairman for the time. I want to thank the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Emmer) for putting forth a piece of legislation that will shine the light of day on some of Dodd- Frank's most secretive creations. We often hear our…