we really at least have to have a plan to protect ourselves against potentially much higher levels of rise of sea level.

I believe that the costs of building new housing... determines the prices of houses and rents at the margin to the market.

It is one of the most important successes we don't talk about enough.

the private sector investment is 6 to 10 times more than government investment, and that is what really drives things quickly.

we've made a mistake in not--in trying--being too purist that market's the solution to everything here

I'd like to just second everyone's endorsement of the concept of, you know, basically stapling a green card to a STEM Ph.D. diploma.

A very diverse chip design team was tremendously productive.

we have to find the right way to subsidize that because it won't be a short-term driver of profits

I actually appreciate that engineers can also contribute to the leadership of our country.

I think this is one of the really positive ways that this committee can get involved in crypto asset regulation generally.

I think that requiring that for participation in a crypto transaction would be a huge step forward.

I think the key element here is producing a list of authorized participants to be white-listed.

Well, now, a recurring theme in all of your testimony here has been the rise of anonymous or pseudonymous cryptocurrencies for human trafficking.

I believe that is really an essential government job.

For decades, Americans have been asking their elected leaders to fix crumbling roads and bridges and modernize our Nation's transportation infrastructure. For decades, politicians of both parties promised to deliver on an infrastructure…

Supporting the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Project has always been one of my most important priorities.

I strongly support their request, because it will enable them to expand and support water treatment, water supply, sewer, stormwater, storage treatment, and distribution projects in the district.

Asian carp were first introduced in Arkansas and have traveled up the Mississippi River. If this species reaches the Great Lakes, it would create an environmental and economic catastrophe throughout the upper Midwest.

Illinois and the Great Lakes States did not create this Asian carp problem, and we should not be forced to bear the entire cost of protecting the Great Lakes region.

I am here this morning to urge full Federal funding for the remaining design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the Brandon Road Asian carp barrier and lock and dam project in my district.

I urge full federal funding for the remaining design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Project in my district.

I strongly support their request because it will enable them to expand and support water treatment, water supply, sewer, stormwater, storage treatment, and distribution projects in the district.

So, Dr. Khan, we've heard a lot of speculations about how maybe we would be better off with a national response that focused on natural immunity rather than vaccination.

I think that there are important ways in which the current financial system can upgrade itself.

I agree completely. Look, I have been lurking in the deep weeds for over a decade and trying to get this split inside Congress between the SEC and the CFTC.