mr. barr, whether he thought the grace period -- whether he could implement a grace period that would allow folks to find their way through this, and realtors and title agents so they can count on not being the focus of enforcement but could learn how to do this, direct the the director responded i don't think it's appropriate for me to say i won't enforce the law. that's my job to enforce the law. but i think what i have said to them is you're going -- we are going to be diagnostic and corrective not punitive in that early period. i think if they read between the lines, they'll understand that he we are trying to allow them the latitude that they asked. er think people should take yes or an answer. the problem is that's not yes for an answer. it's unclear. that's why this bill is so important because it is clear. and this will make sure that we provide an implementation period that allows a hold harmless period for industry participants. jsr just two days later -- just two days later, the dir

the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. barr, for five minutes. mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize a true american hero. u.s. air force captain matthew d. rowens from lexington, kentucky. captain rowens gave his life in service to his country when he was killed in afghanistan on august 26, 2015. captain rowen graduated in 2006 from lexington catholic high school, where he was a member of the national honor society and ran cross-country. he was recognized as a born leader, motivated and dedicated to all that he did. demonstrated by his achieving the rank of eagle scout in high school. he earned an appointment to the united states air force academy where he graduated in 2010. captain rowen was an officer in the 23rd special tactics squadron. he deployed three times in his five years of service, serving in many locations around the world. the tragic loss of this brave young man, a patriot to his country, is felt by all who knew him. along with a grateful nation, i honor his legacy, embrace his family, and to captain rowen, say thank you for your ulti

mr. barr: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 3762, the restoring americans' health care freedom reconciliation act. too many americans across the country are victims of obamacare's many broken promises. we all remember the chaos that ensued when the law was first rolled out. $1 billion website that didn't work. millions of americans losing their insurance and being forced to find a new plan often at higher cost. now hundreds of thousands of americans, including at least 51,000 kentuckians, are once again losing their health insurance because of the failure of obamacare health care cooperatives. n the state -- student address, president obama sited kentucky. but as we learned obamacare does not work in kentucky. in the past two weeks obamacare co-ops have failed in kentucky, tennessee, colorado, oregon, and south carolina. nevada, iowa, nebraska, and louisiana. these failures were entirely predictable because the model was not sustainable. the kentucky co-op lost nearly 60 cents for every premium d

tipton, as well as mr. barr for their leadership on this important issue. the overwhelming majority of banks in this country are community banks with less than $1 billion in assets. as the regulatory landscape has evolved for the nation's financial institutions since the financial crisis, i have worked with my colleagues on the financial services committee to ensure that our mmunity banks are not unduly burdened. h.r. 1553 is a part of that effort as it will extend much-needed relief to main street banks by allowing well-managed, well-capitalized community banks an opportunity to take advantage of an extended 18-month examination cycle. while bank examinations are vital to the safety and soundness of the american banking system, the time and resources that banks put into preparing for and responding to examinations c be extremely time consuming, particularly for smaller banks with limited staff and resources that cannot afford to divert key personnel away from their core business in order to prepare for examinations. h.r. 1553 also allows banking regulators

barr province, there is an agreement to train and equip sunni. there have been those that have been recruited. slow progress. mr. sullivan: is that more of a transactional win? are you saying -- seen systematic changes? general dunford: i cannot say i have seen systemic changes. senator sullivan: what about the presence right now? general dunford: may have forces. the number have been bounced around to read you say 1000? i think there are more than 1000 iranians underground in iraq. mr. sullivan: and in syria? lessal dunford: we think than 2000, our assessment. mr. sullivan: i appreciate you mentioning sergeant wheeler. i know he was from oklahoma. he and his wife and four sons including a three-month-old lived in north carolina. in that particular operation, you made a comment those are operations that are probably occurring frequently. if not on a daily basis, frequently. american soldiers are at risk. i think the -- would consider that a combat operation. do consider it a combat operation? secretary carter: he was killed in combat. that was not the intent. when he saw they were running into trouble, he heroic

mr. barr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. barr: i rise today in spoth of the retail investor protection act, legislation that will ensure investor access to personalized and cost effective investment advise. the department of labor's po phi doucheary rule will make it more difficult for hardworking americans to access financial advice and to save for retirement. i have heard from constituents throughout my central kentucky district time and again how this massive, 1,000-page rule will negatively affect them. private employers and not for profit organizations will no longer be able to bring in financial advisors to provide educational information about retirement plans to their employees. investors with small accounts will no longer be able to receive advice for their 401k plans. middle class investors will lose access to professional advice and products like annuities will no longer be available. more and more americans will be forced to seek information on the intern