coffman: i agree with that. i agree that we need to put america first and take politics -- put politics aside. last weekend a bipartisan proposal emerged. which speaker boehner a majority leader reid, senator reid coming to an agreement. but the president of the united states got a hold of senator reid and said, absolutely not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: thank you, madam speaker. the reason why he pulled the agreement was because it didn't have enough money to get him through the election of 2012, november of 2012. the president's campaign considerations is not putting america first. we need to put america first -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. coffman: vote down -- the speaker pro tempore: t gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. van hollen: the chairman of the rules committee wanted to yield -- the speaker pro temp

coffman: i rise in opposition. our marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen are fighting in the toughest places imaginable. this is to pull the support out from under our troops and leave a legacy of failure in afghanistan. i urge against supporting this amendment. although i applaud the bravery and skill of the men and women who brought osama bin laden to justice. this is not to increase our security in afghanistan. our men and women are working to increase afghan security forces. but to transition lead responsibility of security to them is irresponsible to them. the forces did not suddenly become more proficient because of the death of osama bin laden. i'm in support of a transition, but only when they are fully prepared to assume that responsibility. i agree that nation building shall not be a principal tool. such campaigns are too expensive particularly given the circumstances our nation faces. this is not an excuse to negate the sacrifices are troops have made. a time line will hobble any efforts for a reconcilia

coffman: i agree with that. i agree that we need to put america first and take politics -- put politics aside. last weekend a bipartisan proposal emged. which speaker boehner and majority leader reid, senator reid coming to an agreement. but the president of the united states got a hold of senator reid and said, absolutely not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: thank you, madam speaker. the reason why he pulled the agreement was because it didn't have enough money to get him through the election of 2012, november of 2012. the president's campaign nsiderations is not putting america first. we need to put america first -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time hasxpired. mr. coffman: vote down -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. van hollen: the chairman of the rules committee wanted to yield -- the speaker pro tempor

coffman: i agree with that. i agree that we need to put america first and take politics -- put politics aside. last weekend a bipartisan proposal emerged. which speaker boehner and majority leader reid, senator reid coming to an agreement. but the president of the united states got a hold of senator reid and said, absolutely not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. dreier: an additional 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. coffman: thank you, madam speaker. the reason why he pulled the agreement was because it didn't have enough money to get him through the election of 2012, november of 2012. the president's campaign considerations is not putting america first. we need to put america first -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. coffman: vote down -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. van hollen: the chairman of the rules committee wanted to yield -- the speaker pro

coffman: mr. speaker, today i rise to honor a soldier who made the ultimate sacrifice and laid down his life for our freedoms. united states army sergeant nathan ryan byers. sergeant byers a 2006 graduate of high school in highlands ranch, colorado, volunteered to serve in the idaho army national guard. in the army he served with 145thbury gade support battalion of the 116th calvary heavy brigade combat team he deployed with his unit in support of operation new dawn in iraq. on july 7, 2011, he gave his life in the line of duty on a convoy security mission. nathan is remembered not only for his heroics on the battlefield, but for the tremendous impact he had on his family, friends, and community. he was absolutely devoted to his family and his fellow soldiers. as his wife recalls, nathan was proud of his job and serving his -- our country he died doing something he loved and was such a brave person. sergeant nathan brian byers personified the honor and selfishness -- selflessness of serving as a c

welcome, police officer leviton. >> chairman coffman, ranking member altmire and members of the committee, good afternoon. i'm a professor at georgetown university law school, my focus is on consumer finance and financial regulation. i'm also a small business owner. the consumer financial protection bureau has generally indirect connections to finance. the cfpb's jurisdiction is restricted to consumer financial products. while many be small businesses use consumer financial products like personal credit cards and home equity lines of credit for business transactions, small business owners need, deserve and want the same protections on their financial products whether they are using them for personal or business use. thus, the national small business associate has advocated for extending truth in lending act protections to small business credit card. now, there are only two ways the cfpb might directly affect small business lending. first, the dodd-frank act requires the cfpb to collect data on small business lending. this is to insure against discriminatory lending in the small business s

>> thank you, chairman, coffman. i would rate them at a six or seven. especially compared to previous regulatory form changes. i think they really have reached out and provided an opportunity for our members and members of the mortgage lending community to comment on those forms. >> thank you. with your 40 years of mortgage lending experience, can you tell me what happens if an entity is seen by it's customers as being abusive? >> i think what -- if an effectty is -- entity is seen as abusive, they stop using the lender. i think good business is in our business and any business have to be close to the customers. and that's, i think, is one the real benefits of being a small business. and being located with your customers in the same towns and going to the same meetings and the same social functions and it's critical that you have good customer relationships. >> mr. sharp, we hear frequently there's a fight between main street and wall street. however, the economy is interconnected, we must make sure both are healthy if we want to grow our economy. can y