"For almost 50 years, the CFTC has been the cop on the beat in protecting the integrity of our futures markets."
"I hope it will resonate that such a cut will negatively impact the agency's ability to police its derivative markets."
"She's an outstanding vice president."
"We are living through the largest 2 year decline in farm income in history."
"It is critically important that the FPS law enforcement officers and the thousands of contract guards known as protective service officers, or PSOs, have what they need to do and complete their job."
"Before I begin, I first want to thank the dedicated personnel of the Federal Protective Service who work to protect Federal workers and visitors to Federal facilities across our great country."
"I am keenly aware of the environmental and economic challenges posed by abandoned and orphan wells."
"Do you trust the big railroads to regulate themselves?"
"The hardest working woman in Congress, everybody knows that."
"The idea that the IRS had to close 30--30--of their Taxpayer Assistance Centers and the SSA closed over 500 locations for full days because a contract guard failed to report to their post is absolutel..."
"I introduced the Railway Safety Act last March. It is one of those bills--I think maybe the only--that both former President Trump and President Biden have supported."
"If there are Members on the other side of the aisle who truly want to see a farm bill come to fruition this year, my door remains open to renegotiation from any partner willing to come to the table wi..."
"However, there have been ongoing challenges that impact the ability of law enforcement to do their jobs."
"And there's real excitement and energy and listen, to be able to pick the prosecutor against a guy with 34 felonies, I like that matchup. I feel pretty good about that."
"Ensuring the independence of IGs is critical to OIG's credibility and effectiveness."
"President Trump also left gaping holes in the IG community for years at a time."
"Thank you, Representative McBath, for your leading role here."
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