"only $2 billion was provided for USDA's Rural Development broadband."
"We have to arm our people with the weapons. They are the ones who are being targeted."
"Will you commit to doing that today?"
"Should we consider prohibitions for U.S. private equity investment in private sector firms which have ties to the Chinese military and the Chinese state surveillance apparatus?"
"What is your assessment of this? Are you taking this as seriously as I am, and what do you propose we should do for any private equity firm that would have connections with their military or surveilla..."
"Unfortunately, I believe that under this misguided digital asset market structure bill we are dealing with now, the fundamental approach to securities laws is effectively undermined, to the detriment ..."
"It was a mistake because it showed weakness to China, and it showed uncertainty to our own friends."
"But Secretary, I want to know you feel. Do you feel like I feel, that this is a serious attack on the United States?"
"This is antithetical to current law where an asset can be both a commodity and a security."
"Cuts to SNAP harm our nation's most vulnerable, including children, and families, and older Americans, and disabled people."
"Taking away SNAP doesn't help anyone find work. It just makes them go hungry."