Jim Himes actually said...

"Had we followed Congress' direction to include contingent capital in the stacks of U.S. large banks, we would have been able to resolve the SVB without hitting the Deposit Insurance Fund."

"Let me be very, very clear: Silicon Valley Bank collapsed because of management failures and possible regulatory weaknesses, not because there was one Black man on the board."

"if we are really serious about cutting off illicit fentanyl and hitting back at the cartels, then it is critical that President Biden's budget be fully funded."

"why would we then defund the offices that we so badly need to assist us?"