I come to the floor to echo the sentiments of my colleague, Senator Marco Rubio. Our annual national defense bill is being held up because Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer are refusing to allow a vote on a provision--the Uyghur Forced…

I thank my colleague from Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, today, I stand in opposition to President Biden's vaccine mandate on businesses issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals…

Sometimes when Congress discusses cryptocurrency, you see concerned faces. You see sometimes people reflecting a certain degree of fear or anxiety.

This really could be a boon for America's poor and middle class. Let's not get in the way of it.

If we want the center of innovation to remain right here in the United States for the benefit of American workers and American families, Congress should focus on creating clarity around how existing rules apply to these new technologies.

I have deep concerns that Congress is already in the process of doing so.

Now for Americans who own a little Bitcoin and use it to buy something or to send some money back home, how could Congress help make it easier for them to comply with the Byzantine labyrinth of legal implications that could accompany that?

I introduced the Digital Asset Market Structure and Investor Protection Act earlier this year.

Because they are based on a new technology, they could offer some real advantages, it seems to me, to lower-income customers.

There is always a temptation in Washington to expand the Federal Government's reach.

But as you have pointed out, the industry is, in fact, already regulated.

the technology behind cryptocurrencies, meaning, again, blockchain, is something that is going to create a wealth of new opportunities.

You know, as you have noted, a lot of the barriers to innovation for cryptocurrencies come from existing laws and uncertainty about how those laws might be enforced.

Cryptocurrencies are already democratizing finance by lowering costs and expanding access to an industry that has historically been hard to reach.

I thank Mr. Owens, my friend, for organizing this event and for his interest in something that I think every American shares. I have a young family. I have six kids. Many of them are just young couples. They are starting their careers…

What an honor it is to be here with my friends, people that I have tremendous respect for, colleagues, people who love their country and want to serve their country. Several of them have said something that I think is worth emphasizing…

Today, American innovators are advancing into the unknown frontiers of cryptocurrencies.

I do not think that was a viable approach either in national security terms or in political terms.