David Schweikert
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 10: (L-R) U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) testify during a hearing before the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee April 10, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard testimony on the government's capacity to prioritize its duties and continue to function if the U.S. Treasury reaches its statutory debt limit.
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They don’t have to worry ... My brothers and sisters here are focusing plenty on the IRS and the Department of Justice.
We wanted to make sure this doesn't become a pilot program, because we had a century of a pilot program before 2001
We first had discussions about including tick sizes in the original JOBS Act, but then began to hear that the SEC was working on the issue and may do something on their own, so we moved on without it ... But that didn't happen, so now we're trying to address the issue.More quotes »
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