International banking and development institutions are a critical aspect of our national security as a country.

If we are going to use this as the overlay--we are going to say that no fossil fuel project can be supported--by the way, China is happy to support those projects.

I hope you will ensure if we are at the table that we are aggressively at the table so that our allies are not part of the menu either.

It is extremely important that you are here today and you are willing to step forward.

I am very concerned about the bias I see at the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Smart, focused, and tailored programs by these institutions help combat poverty and promote democratic values.

They also play a crucial role right now, in particular, in providing developing nations an alternative--a viable alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative.

Do you share my concerns that these programmatic changes made to the MCC project selection process is politicizing the agency?

I think MCC has a huge role to play and I am a big supporter, as you know.

I am a strong supporter of MCC--the Millennium Challenge Corporation.

They have shown an unyielding and continued bias against Israel.

If I could really quickly on the casino route--really quickly, Mr. Chairman, there is a key difference between a casino and a DeFi product.

I am extremely excited about the opportunities from emerging blockchain technology for our economy and opening up finance opportunities to the unbanked and underbanked.

It seems to me that when you are thinking about stablecoins and whether they are a risk or not, a lot of that falls back on the quality of the reserves.

In August, we finally ended 20 years of war in Afghanistan.

It's now clear that the agreement former President Trump reached with the Taliban... was flawed.

It is also clear that the Biden administration and U.S. officials failed to anticipate the rapid fall of the Afghan Government.

We also now know, of course, that the Taliban never intended... to pursue a peaceful path.