Providing for Futher Consideration of H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012

Floor Speech

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Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this rule. Earlier this year, we learned of wrongful home foreclosures on active duty military families in violation of the law. And so I submitted a very straightforward amendment that would have directed the Secretary of Defense in conjunction with the Treasury and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to prepare a comprehensive strategy to protect members of the Armed Forces and their families from unfair, deceptive and abusive financial services practices and to enhance the financial readiness of such families, families who are sacrificing so much today.

The amendment would have no effect on direct spending, and it was germane. Yet, despite the majority's high claims of openness and transparency and the fact that 152 amendments were made in order, this one was not.

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Campbell). The time of the gentlewoman has expired.

Mr. McGOVERN. I yield the gentlewoman 1 additional minute.

Ms. DeLAURO. One can only conclude that the majority has chosen its dislike, or its detest, for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over protecting military families. Elizabeth Warren is right: attacks against the bureau are now happening in the back alley. Yesterday, that back alley was the majority side of the Rules Committee, and the victims--the victims--were the brave men and women in uniform and their families.

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