"I hope you are, because my constituents need to know that. They need to understand that they are not going to experience what California has experienced."
"You are aware that previously, the Commission and the SEC Chair did not have to review or vote on every single document released, but rather gave blanket authority..."
"Do you know what date you started that process?"
"Some might suspect that the SEC is using your congressional oversight experience as a weapon to block us at every turn."
"In your professional opinion, do you think a briefing about how the SEC and the Justice Department work together is sufficiently responsive to our request for records and communications?"
"Last December, Congressman Gottheimer and I sent Chair Gensler a bipartisan letter on the SEC's market structure proposal."
"Do you believe any rules you are issuing should make cars less available, less affordable, and less functional for consumers and their needs?"
"As a member of this committee, I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss two of the most pressing issues facing Veterans and the committee today."
"Are you familiar with the production your team made at the briefing on March 15th?"
"This bipartisan bill will reimplement penalties for unaccredited agents... and protect the right for veterans to seek help."
"Will you commit--and that of the EPA--will you commit that this proposed rule is not going to directly or indirectly raise the price of new vehicles for consumers?"
"I'm really concerned about the potential impact to TSA's mission if Congress fails to provide funding for increased pay, collective bargaining rights, and necessary staffing levels."
"Micromanagement run amok by House Republicans is putting at risk the SEC's ability to regulate the likes of FTX and other bad actors who destroy investors' dreams with ignoble schemes."
"We stand at a critical junction for the Transportation Security Administration as we in Congress consider whether to invest the resources necessary to ensure the continued security of our transportati..."
"Let's try not to micromanage an agency that is designed to be the cop on the beat."
"It cannot be ignored that that area is rising in its importance."
"If my dear colleagues had a sincere desire to properly manage, we would have invited the head of the SEC here today; he is the person who is best capable."
"Given the Republican overreach we have seen, and I dare say we will see today, a better title for this hearing would be, 'Republican Micromanagement of the SEC Run Amok.'"
