"Thank you to our witnesses today for their testimonies, which provide an honest and sobering insight into the state of rail safety today in America."
"You are always welcome to use airtime, so thank you for being here."
"To my knowledge, Congress has never held a hearing solely on decentralized finance, not once."
"We have done a good job, I think, by and large, over the past 10 years implementing Dodd-Frank and Title VII."
"Again, we certainly do need to get a farm bill done, and we just have a real difference of opinion as to how we get that done."
"Airlines and labor unions continually raise the issue of an aviation maintenance technician, or AMT, shortage."
"I believe that we must have broad support within the community we wish to regulate if we ultimately want to protect consumers and innovation."
"I am wondering if Louisiana Tech is exploring this option, and do you think this approach could hold promise to enhance a pipeline of qualified air traffic controllers?"
"I am proud to have worked with my fellow members of this committee to pass the bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which contains many provisions that are aimed at addressing our aviation work..."
"The two agencies have a long history of working well together, and I will focus on the word 'well.'"
"It is vital that we limit our policy proposals to the agencies that we have jurisdiction over, in this case the CFTC."
"I have consistently said in the past that I believe the CFTC is the right agency to regulate spot digital commodities."
"We must also protect innovation and provide regulatory certainty businesses need to maintain their operations in the United States."
"In New Jersey's Eighth Congressional District, flyers traveling to and from the New York-New Jersey area are experiencing the impacts of the national air traffic controller shortage."
"The CFTC's principle-based approach has proven to effectively protect consumers in the derivatives market."
"The legislation encourages other Tribes to engage in similar immoral conduct, creating a significant threat that more sacred sites will be destroyed."
"The advocacy for this legislation has been predicated on lies and falsehoods."
"The legislation rewards one Tribe for conduct that is morally reprehensible and violative of the cultural code all other sister tribes collectively abide."
