mr. alvarez requesting a briefing from him in advance of your appearance here today. but so far we have not received one. can you assure us that the congressman and i will get a briefing soon? >> so, if i might say, by way of background and -- >> i just need a yes or no. i want to get a briefing on what's happened that it's been two and a half years and there's been no public report about what happened from a significant leak? >> we are trying to work with your staff on the process to be responsive. >> i'll take that as a yes? >> yes. >> okay. . thank you. as you know, this past december, house republicans successfully blew a hole in dodd/frank protections by attacking the repeal of the swaps pushout rule to a must pass government spending bill. that repeal, which was written by citigroup lobbyists will allow the biggest banks in the country to continue to receive taxpayer protection for some of their riskiest derivatives and swaps. now, a month before the repeal, mr. alvarez spoke at a conference at the american bar association, an organization that includes many law

mr. alvarez mr. varez spoke at a conference of the american bar association command organization that includes many lawyers who represent the banks affected by the feds enforcement of dodd frank. mr. alvarez openly criticized the swaps push out role saying you can tell was written credit waiting agency is more constraining and is helpful. as mr. alvarez's criticism of these two rules reflect your view with a view of the federal board of governors? >> let me just say that over the years we have had feedback that we have given on various aspects of dodd frank. >> these are specific criticisms he has made of dodd frank rules that govern the largest financial institutions in this country do his criticisms reflect your criticisms or the criticisms of the federal board? >> i think i personally consider dodd frank to be a very important piece of legislation that has provided a roadmap for us to put in place regulations. >> i appreciate that mdm. chairman, but i just need a yes a yes or know. do his criticism

mr. alvarez requesting a briefing from him in advance of your appearance today.far, we have not received one. can you assure us that the congressman and i will get a briefing soon? >> if i might say by way of background -- >> i just need a yes or no. i just want a briefing after two years and there has not been any briefing. >> we are trying to work on your staff on a process. >> i will take that as a yes. >> yes. >> thank you. as you know, this past december house republicans successfully blew a hole in got frank protections. that reveal which was written by citigroup lobbyists will allow the biggest banks in the country to continue to receive taxpayer protection for some of their riskiest derivatives and swaps. a month before the repeal, mr. alvarez spoke at a conference at the american bar association, an organization that includes many lawyers who represent the banks that are affected by the fed's enforcement of dodd-frank. mr. alvarez openly resized the swaps push out rule saying you could tell it was written at 2:30 in the morning and so it needs to be i th

mr. alvarez's criticism or affect your viewer the board of federal governors? >> so, let me just say that over the years, we have had feedback that we have given on various aspects of. frank. >> >> i appreciate that, but these have comments he has made on dot frank and i'm just asking if they reflect your criticism or the -- your criticisms or the criticism of the board. >> this has provided a roadmap for us to put in place regulations. >> i appreciate that, ma'am chairman. but i need an answer. do his criticisms reflect your criticisms. >> i'm certainly not seeking in any way to alter dot frank at this time. >> do you think it is appropriate that mr. alvarez took public positions that do not evidently reflect the public position of the fed's aboard. especially before an audience that has a direct financial interest and enforces the rules? >> no. i think the fed's position and my position is that we are able to work very constructively within the framework of dodd frank to tell the rules that are appropriate to the institutions that we have supervised. we are n

mr. alvarez requesting a briefing from him in advance of our appearance here today.an and i will get a briefing soon? >> so if i might say by way of background, and -- >> i just need a yes or no. i just want to be able to get a briefing on what's happened that it's been two and a half years and there's been no report. >> we are trying to work with your staff on a process to be responsive. >> i'll take that as a yes. >> yes. >> okay. >> thank you. as you know, this past december house republicans successfully blew a hole in dodd frank protections. by tacking the repeal of the swaps push out rule to a must pass government spending bill. that repeal which was written by citigroup lobbyists, will allow the biggest banks in the country to continue to receive taxpayer protection for some of their riskiest derivatives and swaps. now, a month before the repeal mr. alvarez spoke at a conference at the american bar association, an organization that includes many lawyers who represent the banks that are affected. by the fed's enforcement of dodd frank. mr. alvarez openly critic

mr. alvarez requesting a briefing from him in advance of your appearance here today. but so far we have not received one. can you assure us that the congressman and i will get a briefing soon? >> i might say by way of background -- >> i just need a yes or no. i want to be -- [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> we'll leave this now as the house gavels in. h.r. 212 by the yeas and nays, h.r. 734 by the yeas and nays. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. remaining votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. the unfinished business is the vote on the the gentleman from ohio and the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk: h.r. 212 a bill to amend the safe water drinking act and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioni

mr. speaker. pat alvarez was the first american p.o.w. and was held in captivity for 8 1/2 years. douglas hegdall was a unique case. most of the p.o.w.'s were aviators, whether flying for the united states air force or navy. he was in the navy, but happened to be on a ship and came up happened to be standing on the deck. the ship zigged when he thought it was going to be zagged and over he went. when the vietnamese picked him up, they thought he was a member of the c.i.a. and when they put him in prison, he started to get along. one of the things with that tap code they tried to do each and every day, they would communicate who was newly into the prison. and trying to member rise the names of all the p.o.w.'s because if someone were to rebe released or escape, they wanted the united states to know exactly who was in captivity. it was absolutely critical for them critical for their families to know they were still alive. there were a couple of folks, mr. speaker, that were released early. not necessarily the tact that many of the other p.o.w.'s would have taken. doug didn't want to

mr. mcconnell: i would like to say a word about a remarkable woman in the senate that we'll soon be losing. kathie alvarez the senate's legislative clerk sark bit of a celebrity. every c-span afish onin a dough knows her voice. all she has to say is "mr. alexander," "ms. ayotte," and it is instantly recognizable. kathie has been calling the roll for quite a while. she became the first woman to ever call roll in the senate. in 1999 with senator collins in the chair kathie became a member of the first all-female team to preside over this body. and in 2009 she became the senate's first female legislative clerk. so kathie alvarez has been making a lot of history since she first arrived here in 1984. and you'll notice, madam president, that every female floor staffer is paying tribute to her today. they're each wearing something with kathie's favorite design: animal print. along with the love of cajun food s.a.r.torial distinction is one thing that louisianans become known for a passion for perfection is another. kathie has maintain add laser-like focus for three decades. that's good news for the senate, becau

mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to consideration of s. res. 82, submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 82, commending kathleen alvarez tritak on her service to the united states senate. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the preamble be agreed to the motion to proceed be laid ton the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that during this adjournment of the senate running until february 23, 2015, the majority leader and the junior senator from missouri be authorized to sign duly enrolled bills or joint resolutions. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the upcoming adjournment of the senate, the president of the senate, it the pro tempore and the majority and minority leaders be authorized to make appointments to commissions committees boards, conferences or interparliament conferences authorized by law by concurrent action of the two houses or by order of the senate. the presidin

mr. mcconnell: i would like to say a word about a remarkable woman in the senate that we'll soon be losing. kathie alvarez the senate's legislative clerk sark bit of a celebrity. every c-span afish onin a dough knows her voice. all she has to say is "mr. alexander," "ms. ayotte," and it is instantly recognizable. kathie has been calling the roll for quite a while. she became the first woman to ever call roll in the senate. in 1999 with senator collins in the chair kathie became a member of the first all-female team to preside over this body. and in 2009 she became the senate's first female legislative clerk. so kathie alvarez has been making a lot of history since she first arrived here in 1984. and you'll notice, madam president, that every female floor staffer is paying tribute to her today. they're each wearing something with kathie's favorite design: animal print. along with the love of cajun food s.a.r.torial distinction is one thing that louisianans become known for a passion for perfection is another. kathie has maintain add laser-like focus for three decades. that's good news for the senate, becau