It was just back in 2013, the CFPB, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, issued something called a bulletin. What did it do? It tried to eliminate auto dealer discounts, essentially helping consumers, on the grounds that these…
Thomas A. Garrett
The Public Record
I thank the chairman. I thank Mrs. Wagner as well. As you know, Mr. Speaker, the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule is built upon faulty assumptions, faulty analysis, and faulty understanding basically of how the retirement system…
I thank the chairman. In June of this year, after 81 years of doling out taxpayer-funded welfare for megacorporations, the American people said enough, and Congress let the Export-Import Bank expire. Yet, today, through a little known and…
I guess we have a new definition. We just heard that the CFPB has streamlined things for local banks. I guess this is Washington's version of streamlining regulations: 1,888 pages. My gosh. So I come to the floor today to commend the…
Again, I thank the gentlewoman from New York. Mr. Speaker, 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 gentleman from New…
I thank the chairman for helping us to usher this legislation through today. I very much appreciate it. Mr. Speaker, today I stand before the House to honor the life and the legacy of one of New Jersey's sons, Staff Sergeant Joseph…
As founder of the Congressional Constitution Caucus, today marks the 228th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. Unlike other revolutions, the Constitution was not imposed on the people. It was submitted to the people for their…
Today, I rise to recognize an industry that has a large and very delicious impact on my home district in the Fifth District of New Jersey. I, of course, am talking about New Jersey's confectionary manufacturers. I am proud to see New…
For months now, the President has made promises that we have heard that would prohibit Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons through strict oversight. Unfortunately, we see now that this deal does not do that at all. The Iranian regime has…
We can use those sanctions, those sanctions from the very committee that I was on, to negotiate a good deal. I urge my colleagues to join me in protecting the security of the United States and protecting the security of our allies as well…
I thank the gentleman from Texas for holding this Special Order tonight. Mr. Speaker, birthdays are usually a cause of celebration, but, this week we mark 5 years--the 5th birthday--of one of the most overreaching and damaging laws in…
I thank the gentleman for his work on this. I also thank Mr. Womack and Mr. Himes of Connecticut for all of their work on H.R. 1334. I am thankful for the great bipartisan message that we just heard from the ranking member as well on the…





