"It’s about being good stewards of taxpayer dollars while giving folks the tools to succeed."
"That's something that I heard some members voice concern about."
"Thank you a bunch, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this really, really very important hearing."
"We have done a good job, I think, by and large, over the past 10 years implementing Dodd-Frank and Title VII."
"To my knowledge, Congress has never held a hearing solely on decentralized finance, not once."
"You are always welcome to use airtime, so thank you for being here."
"The CFTC's principle-based approach has proven to effectively protect consumers in the derivatives market."
"We must also protect innovation and provide regulatory certainty businesses need to maintain their operations in the United States."
"I have consistently said in the past that I believe the CFTC is the right agency to regulate spot digital commodities."
"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."