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We are going backward, we are not going forwards.
By the way, it was the same thing with Dodd-Frank. When I got here, Dodd-Frank was the boogeyman.
This rule is absolutely critical to preventing a future failure and protecting consumers across the country, so I urge your agencies to finalize the rule this year.
If you guys screw it up, don't blame the Europeans, and if you oppose these rules, don't enlist as xenophobia.
Can I be assured that you are getting more input from Americans than Europeans in writing these rules?
In a capitalist society, the allocation of capital is critical, and it is often a fight between Wall Street and my local pizzeria.
Somehow, my friends on the other side think that they are made-up risks. They are imaginary risks.
It is ridiculous. It is a nice speech when they say, 'patriotism,' the coal companies and all this.
I think banks are much more sound when they don't put their head in the sand, and take a look at what is happening nationally and internationally.
It seems odd that those who oppose this improvement in our regulations are listing xenophobia...
I think that China is watching what we're doing in Ukraine just as Russia is trying to determine what is the resolve of the United States.
But let's be frank about it. Russia today is a syndicate, I think, that's masquerading as a nuclear--a nuclear syndicate masquerading as a country with a mob boss called Putin.
TikTok has come to mind. It's a national security issue. It's also an economic issue and one of fairness.
I'm hoping that I can get you to co-sponsor what is now bipartisan legislation to say that we do not provide tax incentives for investing in Chinese-based companies.
We have a capital gains allowance built into our tax code because we believe that encouraging people to invest in stocks means that you build the economy.
Obviously, we can't haul anything on that in regard to ag products. We certainly need to keep priorities in line and remember that the local areas are really best suited to determine what their needs are.
We have got an administration that is administering the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act funds to a great extent out of a White House office, not through formulas, not through DOT grants solely, but literally has a White House office to hand this out…