I think, to put it bluntly, we have seen you sprint outside of your congressional jurisdiction, specifically when it comes to the climate disclosure rule.

I want to thank the administration for implementing the new and voluntary Rural Emergency Hospital program that I have worked for 3 or 4 years to get passed.

It has never been more vital in my mind to conduct that critical oversight of our foreign investments that do risk our national security.

I would love some follow-up. My staff had sent questions about Express several months ago...

the FTC serves a very important role in making sure that competitive practices can continue to exist in this country in the marketplace while still protecting consumers.

A primary focus of the agency should be to aid in the recovery of the more than $100 billion in fraudulent and improper loans made through the SBA COVID relief programs.

Well, obviously, time is of the essence here, right? We talked about this post that lived online for over 40 days.

I hope that this has been a one-off situation, but I think it is encouraging many of those institutions to go back and relook what their practices are.

I am also very concerned by the expansive reporting requirements for scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, the devastating impact that that would have for Iowa farmers.

Will the final rule eliminate our credit analysis, the control and management affiliation test...

Fraud in ineligible firms were supposed to be flagged and recouped on the back end through the forgiveness process, yet the Biden administration has forgiven $754 billion, or 92 percent of all PPP loans.

Letting them continue has been a bipartisan priority under Presidents Obama, Trump, and now Biden.

Again, that raises concerns with me because we have had that 40-year moratorium, but as we are looking forward and we are talking about the different types of institutions that we will be opening the door for with the new rule, it really…

I think the SBA Express, you have brought that up a few times now, and you said that you have the data to justify the underwriting through SBA Express.

A critical commitment I received from Mr. Syed is to prioritize fraud detection and prevention, which is among the greatest obstacles facing the SBA.

I do want to caution because I know we do hear from, if you look at the 504 program, those lenders do support the changes in the underwriting because it does help streamline and provide efficiency in their program.

Fraud in ineligible firms were supposed to be flagged and recouped on the back end through the forgiveness process, yet the Biden administration has forgiven $754 billion, or 92 percent of all PPP loans.

We are concerned about the SBDCs and the field offices.