I do think that this whole problem has clearly been exacerbated by the war on drugs because it is such a cash-intensive business.
But the legislation, which Congressman Walberg and I have been working on--and he has been such a powerful intellectual force in this field-...
It was almost a year prior to COVID that we introduced this legislation.
I have been working very closely with my Democratic colleague, Gerry Connolly, on the Global Health Security Act.
This is clearly not the time to defund the police. This is time to fund the police and to fund them in a new and creative way.
So, we have got a serious problem here, and it is something that affects every citizen.
I truly appreciate this hearing. It is a great hearing.
the notion that a handful of big tech leaders and Wall Street banks somehow created and now control crypto is absurd on its face.
It's so important that the Biden administration is working to fill inspectors general vacancies.
Through audits, evaluations, and investigations, inspectors' general offices play pivotal roles in uncovering abuse, waste, and fraud.
The Trump administration took unprecedented steps to undermine IGs across the executive branch.
We need to be doing more to improve our R&D efforts in surveillance, rapid testing, and treatment technologies.
Ukraine decided to turn to us and to the West and to freedom and democracy, and it was a momentous decision.
Senator Risch and I sent a letter last week to the President urging him to show absolute support for Ukraine and to let President Putin know...
I know that President Biden spoke with President Putin on this subject today and I look forward to getting the readout from that.
I agree with that and I think it would be a grave mistake if Putin were to decide to invade again.
If there is an invasion, I believe that Russia will not face anything like the same Ukrainian resistance it did in 2014.
We live in dangerous times, do we not? This is a deadly serious moment in the history of Ukraine and in the history of the region.
