"the one reason why Sam Bankman-Fried prowled the halls of this building, and that was to get the SEC out and put a patina of regulation in."
"we will have achieved Sam Bankman-Fried's objectives."
"When billionaires tell you that they are working to hurt your country, you should believe them."
"I have a question for Ava Labs. Avalanche Labs attempts to highlight their use of technology to focus on innovation, but still peddles unregistered securities to retail investors."
"Some people in this room are not willing to make that statement."
"I know these are being proposed by the Freedom Caucus, but perhaps the Freedom Caucus would change its name to the Freedom of Action for China Caucus."
"On Assad, I hope that we are working to make sure that Assad is not normalized until he makes substantial concessions for the benefit of his people."
"Every weapon system we gave to Iran under the Shah fell into the hands of the Ayatollah."
"One would hope that they would try to get a better life for Palestinians in their negotiations, but they have not prioritized that."
"Can I count on the Administration not to bring a nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia to this House that does not meet the same gold standards?"
"How is the United States leveraging our position as UNRA's top donor to get them not to do things which they are doing now, such as glorifying the convicted terrorist who killed 38 civilians?"
"I hope that the U.S. voice is being used there to push Pakistan toward democracy and human rights."