"I'm hoping that I can get you to co-sponsor what is now bipartisan legislation to say that we do not provide tax incentives for investing in Chinese-based companies."
"TikTok has come to mind. It's a national security issue. It's also an economic issue and one of fairness."
"It seems odd that those who oppose this improvement in our regulations are listing xenophobia..."
"In a capitalist society, the allocation of capital is critical, and it is often a fight between Wall Street and my local pizzeria."
"Can I be assured that you are getting more input from Americans than Europeans in writing these rules?"
"If you guys screw it up, don't blame the Europeans, and if you oppose these rules, don't enlist as xenophobia."
"We should pass a law that makes it plain that when you finance a home, the loan should include, as it does now, the amount being charged by the agents."
"When the facts are with you, argue the facts. When the public policy is with you, argue the public policy."
"The fact is that we do need guidance to be published from the SEC."
"Perhaps the worst slogan I have heard in politics is, 'defund the police.' The SEC is the police department of our $100-trillion capital markets."
"I think the ratings on C-SPAN 3 will go through the roof to the moon."
"I think we are just catching up with mandates that we imposed in 2010."