If confirmed, Mr. Behnam will have the Acting title removed and he will officially take the helm of an agency that regulates a wide range of financial products.

I am going to continue to fight to get adequate resources for the CFTC to carry out its important mission.

It might be good that we actually studied that before we went forward.

It probably would be a good idea for somebody to ask you.

Aggressively addressing climate change has been at the forefront of many regulatory decisions coming out of the administration.

You would agree that that market needs to be in the public sphere versus the government trying to do that?

The mandate is overbroad as well. It makes no accommodation for instance of people who have had Coronavirus and who have natural immunity.

This bill--supported by 85 organizations, including the Family Farm Alliance--would help address the environmental and economic threats of catastrophic wildfires.

Today, largely because of immigration, there is no majority race in Hawaii, or Houston, or New York City. In a little more than 50 years, there will be no majority race in the United States. What do the changes mean? They can either…

We know big government does not have all the answers. The era of big government is over.

The NFL has basically made it known that there's always going to be a place for Jon Gruden, but not for Colin Kaepernick.

In deed and in action, the NFL has shown over and over again that it is a racist league.

I appreciate your willingness to serve. These are very time-consuming jobs. You all are very talented.

I think we agreed how important the spouses' mission is in TAP.

This is psychologically a difficult time for a lot of white males, the so-called angry white males.

I raise these concerns because the Senate Agriculture Committee has not held a single hearing to consider any part of this bill.

$135 billion in new spending on agriculture and climate programs financed on the back of hardworking family farmers.

The time you are spending away from your duties on the farm and from your work is not lost on us.