I want to reiterate that regulation and innovation are not mutually exclusive, and that is what we are all working to achieve.

If each one of you all would--this is a question for all of you, but you have only got about 30 seconds to answer it or the Chairwoman will yell at me, which is not a good thing.

As of now, there is a gap in the oversight of digital assets. This poses a danger to the American consumers and could threaten the resiliency of our financial markets if left unchecked.

Mr. President, we have a true crisis at our southern border. Those in Washington who refuse to use the word ``crisis'' to describe the humanitarian and security challenges must accept the disastrous consequences of an open-border policy…

Can you briefly explain what digital assets are generally used for and how they are regulated?

I think from a congressional standpoint, as we think about this going forward, there is a way to legislatively limit the expansive or expansion of authority for the CFTC and make very clear that the direction you are giving us is very…

Should the CFTC be given an expanded role in regulating digital asset spot markets?

The communities the environmental justice movement aims to include in the decision-making process, however, are the very ones being harmed by the Biden administration and its policies.

I would argue that, rather than the abstract, our focus should be on how environmental policies impact communities across the nation.

If we are serious about achieving more diverse and inclusive environmental policies, we must ensure that the communities impacted by those decisions are given a seat at the table.

Actions mean more than just words. And, I think, from our witness testimony today and our Members' questions, we will see that the actions of my colleagues across the aisle are actually disenfranchising people rather than helping people.

I had the great pleasure last summer to be out in south central New Mexico and visit the Mescalero Apache Tribe.

the Biden administration is pursuing a 20-year ban on oil and gas development around Chaco Canyon.

As I said earlier, talk is cheap, and the Biden administration, they have a Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships.

It seems like if we produce that energy domestically, maybe part of it off of the Navajo Nation, that that would benefit families there.

But why do you think the Biden administration refused to engage you in this decision-making process?

It seems to me that the Biden administration has made just a unilateral decision without your input.

At the end of 2021, inflation reached a 40-year high, increasing costs for American families.