Madam Chair, I will try to address some of the concerns of the gentlelady from Ohio. I think everyone who supports this amendment is willing to work with the administration if the administration wants to work with us to start to dredge our…

Reclaiming my time, point well made by the gentlelady from Ohio. Just to make sure we're clear, this amendment is one that prohibits additional or expansion of the definition of use for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, so we can't use it…

The largest creators of jobs in America are small businesses.

Our concern is that you have been less than forthright about saying, 'This is what we are collecting, this is who we are collecting it from, this is how long we are keeping it, and this is what we are using it for.'

Don't you think Americans have a right to know which financial institutions are providing you their financial data?

I want to follow up on a question from Chairwoman Capito in regard to, how many Americans are you collecting data on?

Many of my constituents are concerned that our government has their health records, their phone records, their Internet records, their e-mails, and now the CFPB is monitoring their financial records.

Frankly, there has been a veil of secrecy around the collection of data at a time when the agency, as it is ramping up, has made a pledge to Congress and to the American people to be open and transparent.

I think it is important that America knows the kind of information the CFPB is collecting on them.

That is right. Because Americans don't want you to have their financial data.

I actually would agree with that component of it. But we always have a balance with the private sector and our government in privacy and our civil liberties.