"There is a libertarian, almost anarchist, philosophy out there that says disempower the U.S. Federal Government. As part of the U.S. Federal Government, I disagree."
"Safety requires a government that is dedicated to your safety rather than dedicated to your extermination."
"I hope that you would do everything possible to stop cryptocurrencies and investments based on them, not to mention the billions that had been lost by various investors."
"Cryptocurrencies are either an investment or a medium of exchange. To the extent they are a medium of exchange, they undermine the power of the Federal Government."
"It's my understanding that the United States is by far the most generous of all countries in this and many other crises."
"Today is a day when we focus in this room on China's war against Muslims."
"Expressed concern. But none of them have sanctioned any Chinese leaders?"
"So they're, basically, prohibiting the practice of Islam while not allowing perhaps a vague Islamic cultural identity and the Muslim nations of the world lift not a finger."
"Sometimes we just sanction an individual, and if that individual has no assets in the United States we are just basically saying we have a no war criminals at Disneyland policy."
"That seems like responding to Pearl Harbor with a strongly worded message."
"I am talking here about interference such as false flag advertising, cyber theft, and attempts at manipulation of the tabulation of our votes."